#838A51 Color

#838A51 is rgb(131, 138, 81) in RGB and hsl(67, 26%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838A51

HEX#838A51

RGBrgb(131, 138, 81)

HSLhsl(67, 26%, 43%)

HSVhsv(67, 41%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.079 114.5)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 41%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838A51 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838A51 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838A51 Complementary#58518A Analogous#8A7451 Analogous#678A51 Triadic#51848A Triadic#8A5184

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838A51, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA362 #ABB27B #BCC195 #CACEAB #DADDC5 #EBECDF

Shades

#717746 #62673C #505431 #404328 #2E301C #1F2013

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