#838A6A Color

#838A6A is rgb(131, 138, 106) in RGB and hsl(73, 13%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838A6A

HEX#838A6A

RGBrgb(131, 138, 106)

HSLhsl(73, 13%, 48%)

HSVhsv(73, 23%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.047 117.8)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 23%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838A6A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838A6A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838A6A Complementary#716A8A Analogous#8A816A Analogous#748A6A Triadic#6A838A Triadic#8A6A83

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838A6A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959B7D #A5AB92 #B6BAA6 #C9CCBD #D9DCD1 #EAEBE5

Shades

#73795D #60654E #4F5440 #3F4233 #2F3126 #1B1D16

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