What color is #838F5F?

#838F5F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838F5F?

The RGB value is 131, 143, 95: 131 red, 143 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838F5F?

The complementary color is #6B5F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838F5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838F5F color

#838F5F rgb(131, 143, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #838F5F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.1% green and 37.3% blue (131, 143, 95).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#838F5F color codes

HEX	`#838F5F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 143, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.36, -12.76, 24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.36, 27.32, 117.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.248, 25.296, 14.588)`
Decimal	`8621919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838F5F, 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 #838F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #838F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838f5f; }
.text { color: #838f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 143 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838f5f, #6b8f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #838F5F?: #838F5F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838F5F?: The RGB value is 131, 143, 95: 131 red, 143 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838F5F?: The complementary color is #6B5F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838F5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.