#838B6F Color

#838B6F is rgb(131, 139, 111) in RGB and hsl(77, 11%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838B6F

HEX#838B6F

RGBrgb(131, 139, 111)

HSLhsl(77, 11%, 49%)

HSVhsv(77, 20%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.042 120.6)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838B6F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838B6F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838B6F Complementary#776F8B Analogous#8B856F Analogous#758B6F Triadic#6F838B Triadic#8B6F83

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838B6F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#949B82 #A5AB96 #B6BBAA #C7CBBE #D8DBD2 #E9EBE6

Shades

#737A62 #606652 #505544 #3D4134 #2D3027 #1B1C17

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