#838970 Color

#838970 is rgb(131, 137, 112) in RGB and hsl(74, 10%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838970

HEX#838970

RGBrgb(131, 137, 112)

HSLhsl(74, 10%, 49%)

HSVhsv(74, 18%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.037 118.5)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838970 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838970 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838970 Complementary#767089 Analogous#898370 Analogous#778970 Triadic#708489 Triadic#897084

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838970, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959A84 #A6AA97 #B7BAAB #C7CABE #D8DAD2 #E9EAE6

Shades

#737963 #616553 #515445 #3E4135 #2E3027 #1B1C17

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