#838A56 Color

#838A56 is rgb(131, 138, 86) in RGB and hsl(68, 23%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838A56

HEX#838A56

RGBrgb(131, 138, 86)

HSLhsl(68, 23%, 44%)

HSVhsv(68, 38%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.073 114.8)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 38%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838A56 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838A56 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838A56 Complementary#5D568A Analogous#8A7756 Analogous#698A56 Triadic#56838A Triadic#8A5683

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838A56, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99A168 #A8AE7E #B9BE97 #CACEB1 #DBDECA #EAEBE0

Shades

#71774B #626841 #505535 #3F4229 #2D2F1D #1E1F14

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