What color is #833E33?

#833E33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Robin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #833E33?

The RGB value is 131, 62, 51: 131 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #833E33?

The complementary color is #337883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #833E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#833E33 color

#833E33 rgb(131, 62, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #833E33 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 24.3% green and 20% blue (131, 62, 51).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 44% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 61% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Robin (#7D4138), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#833E33 color codes

HEX	`#833E33`
RGB	`rgb(131, 62, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 24.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 44%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 61%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 61%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, 28.66, 20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 35.3, 35.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.681, 8.511, 4.159)`
Decimal	`8601139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #833E33, 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 #833E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#833E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #833E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #833e33; }
.text { color: #833e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #833e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 62 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #833e33, #836633); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #833E33?: #833E33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Robin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #833E33?: The RGB value is 131, 62, 51: 131 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #833E33?: The complementary color is #337883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #833E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.