What color is #839A6B?

#839A6B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839A6B?

The RGB value is 131, 154, 107: 131 red, 154 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839A6B?

The complementary color is #826B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839A6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839A6B color

#839A6B rgb(131, 154, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #839A6B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60.4% green and 42% blue (131, 154, 107).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#839A6B color codes

HEX	`#839A6B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 154, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.78, -16.82, 22.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.78, 27.76, 127.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.569, 28.998, 18.262)`
Decimal	`8624747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839A6B, 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 #839A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #839A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839a6b; }
.text { color: #839a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 154 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839a6b, #6c9a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #839A6B?: #839A6B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839A6B?: The RGB value is 131, 154, 107: 131 red, 154 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839A6B?: The complementary color is #826B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839A6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.