Information about #838C78 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral grey, #838C78 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sage Green (#848B79). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ravine (#848A7D) and Rusty Celadon (#898A74).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(131, 140, 120)), which gives #838C78 its character. If you plan to put text on a #838C78 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, #838C78 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#838C78 color variations
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#838C78 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#838C78 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#838C78 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#838C78 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#838C78 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 #838C78 color
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Nearest named colors to #838C78
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#848B79
#848A7D
#898A74
#858477
#7E867B
#8B8B74
#86837A
#83857F
#8C8B74
#839270
#898478
#8B8B7E
#838C78 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#838C78
- RGB131, 140, 120
- CMYK4, 0, 8, 45
- CSSrgb(131, 140, 120)
- HSL87°, 8%, 51%
- HSL Precise87°, 8%, 50.98%
- HSV87°, 14%, 55%
- HSB87°, 14%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
- GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.549, 0.471)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.549, 0.471, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.549, 0.471)
- Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID838C78
- DECIMAL ID8621176
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
