Recognised as Colour
#837A59
- #837A59
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#837A59 is a yellow with RGB values 131, 122, 89 and HSL 47°, 19%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#837A59#837A59
HEX#837A59
RGBrgb(131, 122, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4784, 0.349
RGB percentages51.4%, 47.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(47.1, 19.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 32.1%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 32.1%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,616,537
CSS custom property--colour: #837A59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#7C85A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#596283
Analogous#836559, #778359
Triadic#59837A, #7A5983
Split complementary#597783, #655983
Tetradic#598365, #596283, #835977
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G122
B89
Red131 (51.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue47.14°
Saturation (HSL)19.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 7A · B 59
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