Information about #838E6B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#838E6B presents itself as a gently muted chartreuse — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Anemone Green (#888C6C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bach (#839270) and Bitter (#88896C).
In RGB terms — rgb(131, 142, 107) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #838E6B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #838E6B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#838E6B color variations
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#838E6B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#838E6B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#838E6B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#838E6B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#838E6B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #838E6B color
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Nearest named colors to #838E6B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#888C6C
#839270
#88896C
#87876F
#898A74
#878466
#8B8B74
#8E886E
#8C8B74
#77926F
#78866B
#8C846D
#838E6B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#838E6B
- RGB131, 142, 107
- CMYK4, 0, 14, 44
- CSSrgb(131, 142, 107)
- HSL79°, 14%, 49%
- HSL Precise78.857°, 14.056%, 48.824%
- HSV79°, 25%, 56%
- HSB79°, 25%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
- GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.557, 0.420)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.557, 0.420, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.557, 0.420)
- Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID838E6B
- DECIMAL ID8621675
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers40 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
