#838272

Color #838272

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#838272

RGB

rgb(131, 130, 114)

HSL

hsl(56.5, 6.9%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.5, 13%, 51.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 13%, 48.6%)

LAB

lab(54.03, -2.6, 8.81)

LCH

lch(54.03, 9.19, 106.44)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.0235, 104.27)

HWB

hwb(56.5, 44.7%, 48.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727383

Analogous

#837972

#838272

#7b8372

Triadic

#838272

#728382

#827283

Split-complementary

#838272

#727b83

#797283

Tetradic

#838272

#738372

#727383

#827283

Square

#838272

#728379

#727383

#83727b

Shades

Color #838272 mixed toward black.

#6d6c5f

#57574c

#414139

#2c2b26

#161613

Tints

Color #838272 mixed toward white.

#989789

#adaca1

#c1c1b8

#d6d5d0

#eaeae7

Tones

Color #838272 mixed toward gray.

#818173

#807f75

#7f7e76

#7d7d78

#7c7c79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838376 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#838377 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#83797a · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 7.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #838272;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838272]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#838272 (#838272) is rgb(131, 130, 114) in RGB.

No, #838272 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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