Information about #83937D color

#83937D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#83937D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 147, 125) — 51.4% red, 57.6% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 9 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #83937D reads as a quiet, subdued grey and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bluegrass (#839783). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dolphin Gray (#828E84) and Sage Green (#848B79).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(131, 147, 125)), which gives #83937D its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #83937D: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #83937D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#83937D color variations

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#83937D 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #83937D

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

Bluegrass color link
Bluegrass

#839783

Dolphin Gray color link
Dolphin Gray

#828E84

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Burlap Moss color link
Burlap Moss

#8D907B

Sterling color link
Sterling

#8B8B7E

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Grey Granite color link
Grey Granite

#808782

Cold Grey color link
Cold Grey

#808A87

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#83937D
  • RGB131, 147, 125
  • CMYK6, 0, 9, 42
  • CSSrgb(131, 147, 125)
  • HSL104°, 9%, 53%
  • HSL Precise103.636°, 9.244%, 53.333%
  • HSV104°, 15%, 58%
  • HSB104°, 15%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.576, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.576, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.576, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID83937D
  • DECIMAL ID8622973
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01