Colour
#837B5B
- #837B5B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#837B5B is a yellow with RGB values 131, 123, 91 and HSL 48°, 18%, 44%. 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
#837B5B#837B5B
HEX#837B5B
RGBrgb(131, 123, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4824, 0.3569
RGB percentages51.4%, 48.2%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(48, 18%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 30.5%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 30.5%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,616,795
CSS custom property--colour: #837B5B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#7C84A4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B6383
Analogous#83675B, #77835B
Triadic#5B837B, #7B5B83
Split complementary#5B7783, #675B83
Tetradic#5B8367, #5B6383, #835B77
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G123
B91
Red131 (51.4%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)18.02%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 7B · B 5B
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