Information about #838874 color

#838874 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #838874 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 136, 116) — 51.4% red, 53.3% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 8 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #838874 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Castle Rock (#858477). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sage Green (#848B79) and Rusty Celadon (#898A74).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(131, 136, 116)), which gives #838874 its character. If you plan to put text on a #838874 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#838874 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#838874 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#838874 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#838874 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#838874 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#838874 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#737887
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #838874

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Rusty Celadon color link
Rusty Celadon

#898A74

Schist color link
Schist

#87876F

Taupe Grey color link
Taupe Grey

#898478

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

Double Lemon Grass color link
Double Lemon Grass

#8B8B74

Windblown Green color link
Windblown Green

#7E867B

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Bitter color link
Bitter

#88896C

Isotonic color link
Isotonic

#8C8B74

Cobblestone color link
Cobblestone

#807F73

#838874 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#838874
  • RGB131, 136, 116
  • CMYK2, 0, 8, 47
  • CSSrgb(131, 136, 116)
  • HSL75°, 8%, 49%
  • HSL Precise75°, 7.937%, 49.412%
  • HSV75°, 15%, 53%
  • HSB75°, 15%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.533, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.533, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.533, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID838874
  • DECIMAL ID8620148
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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