#838E5D Color

#838E5D is rgb(131, 142, 93) in RGB and hsl(73, 21%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838E5D

HEX#838E5D

RGBrgb(131, 142, 93)

HSLhsl(73, 21%, 46%)

HSVhsv(73, 35%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.07 118.8)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 35%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838E5D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838E5D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838E5D Complementary#675D8E Analogous#8E805D Analogous#6B8E5D Triadic#5D838E Triadic#8E5D83

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838E5D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#95A06E #A7B087 #B7BF9C #C9CFB5 #D9DDCB #EBEDE3

Shades

#727B51 #616944 #505638 #3F442C #2E3120 #1D1F14

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