What color is #836953?

#836953 is a grayish orange known as Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Brown?

The RGB value is 131, 105, 83: 131 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastel Brown?

The complementary color is #536D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Brown color: hex code #836953

#836953 rgb(131, 105, 83)

Shades of brown

Pastel Brown has the hex code #836953. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 41.2% green and 32.5% blue (131, 105, 83).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

Pastel Brown (#836953) color codes

HEX	`#836953`
RGB	`rgb(131, 105, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 41.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.38, 7.03, 16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.38, 17.75, 66.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.973, 15.554, 10.343)`
Decimal	`8612179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel Brown, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #836953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #836953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836953; }
.text { color: #836953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 105 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836953, #838153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #836953 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #836953?: #836953 is a grayish orange known as Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Brown?: The RGB value is 131, 105, 83: 131 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Brown?: The complementary color is #536D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.