#838B79 Color

#838B79 is rgb(131, 139, 121) in RGB and hsl(87, 7%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838B79

HEX#838B79

RGBrgb(131, 139, 121)

HSLhsl(87, 7%, 51%)

HSVhsv(87, 13%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.028 126.8)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838B79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838B79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838B79 Complementary#81798B Analogous#8B8A79 Analogous#7A8B79 Triadic#79838B Triadic#8B7983

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838B79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959B8C #A4AA9D #B6BAB0 #C7CBC3 #D9DBD6 #E8EAE6

Shades

#717868 #62685A #50554A #3E4139 #2C2E28 #1C1E1A

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