#838A42 Color

#838A42 is rgb(131, 138, 66) in RGB and hsl(66, 35%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is OliveDrab. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838A42

HEX#838A42

RGBrgb(131, 138, 66)

HSLhsl(66, 35%, 40%)

HSVhsv(66, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.096 113.8)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 52%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838A42 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838A42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838A42 Complementary#49428A Analogous#8A6D42 Analogous#5F8A42 Triadic#42838A Triadic#8A4283

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838A42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DA550 #B0B86B #BFC587 #CDD2A2 #DCE0BE #EDEEDD

Shades

#72783A #626732 #525629 #3E411F #2E3017 #1D1F0F

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