#838B50 Color

#838B50 is rgb(131, 139, 80) in RGB and hsl(68, 27%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838B50

HEX#838B50

RGBrgb(131, 139, 80)

HSLhsl(68, 27%, 43%)

HSVhsv(68, 42%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.082 115.2)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 42%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838B50 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838B50 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838B50 Complementary#58508B Analogous#8B7650 Analogous#668B50 Triadic#50838B Triadic#8B5083

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838B50, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA460 #ABB37A #BCC294 #CACFAB #DADDC5 #EBECDF

Shades

#717845 #62683C #4F5430 #404427 #2E311C #1F2013

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