#838E6B Color

#838E6B is rgb(131, 142, 107) in RGB and hsl(79, 14%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838E6B

HEX#838E6B

RGBrgb(131, 142, 107)

HSLhsl(79, 14%, 49%)

HSVhsv(79, 25%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.052 122.1)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 25%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838E6B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838E6B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838E6B Complementary#776B8E Analogous#8E886B Analogous#728E6B Triadic#6B838E Triadic#8E6B83

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838E6B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959F7F #A5AE93 #B6BDA8 #C7CDBC #D8DCD0 #E9EBE5

Shades

#737D5E #61694F #505742 #3E4332 #2E3125 #1B1D16

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