What color is #838E59?

#838E59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838E59?

The RGB value is 131, 142, 89: 131 red, 142 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838E59?

The complementary color is #64598E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838E59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838E59 color

#838E59 rgb(131, 142, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #838E59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 55.7% green and 34.9% blue (131, 142, 89).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#838E59 color codes

HEX	`#838E59`
RGB	`rgb(131, 142, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 55.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 37%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, -13.05, 26.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 29.93, 115.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.836, 24.893, 13.156)`
Decimal	`8621657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838E59, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #838E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #838E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838e59; }
.text { color: #838e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 142 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838e59, #688e59); }

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Questions

What color is #838E59?: #838E59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838E59?: The RGB value is 131, 142, 89: 131 red, 142 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838E59?: The complementary color is #64598E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838E59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.