Colour
#837C5A
- #837C5A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#837C5A is a yellow with RGB values 131, 124, 90 and HSL 50°, 19%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#837C5A#837C5A
HEX#837C5A
RGBrgb(131, 124, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4863, 0.3529
RGB percentages51.4%, 48.6%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(49.8, 18.6%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 31.3%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 31.3%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,617,050
CSS custom property--colour: #837C5A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#7C83A5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5A6183
Analogous#83685A, #76835A
Triadic#5A837C, #7C5A83
Split complementary#5A7683, #685A83
Tetradic#5A8368, #5A6183, #835A76
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G124
B90
Red131 (51.4%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue49.76°
Saturation (HSL)18.55%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 7C · B 5A
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