What color is #834F21?

#834F21 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #834F21?

The RGB value is 131, 79, 33: 131 red, 79 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #834F21?

The complementary color is #215583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #834F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#834F21 color

#834F21 rgb(131, 79, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #834F21 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 31% green and 12.9% blue (131, 79, 33).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 60% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 75% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#834F21 color codes

HEX	`#834F21`
RGB	`rgb(131, 79, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 31%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 60%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 75%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 75%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.77, 17.71, 35.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.77, 39.49, 63.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.432, 10.528, 2.816)`
Decimal	`8605473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #834F21, 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 #834F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#834F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #834F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #834f21; }
.text { color: #834f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #834f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 79 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #834f21, #838021); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #834F21?: #834F21 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #834F21?: The RGB value is 131, 79, 33: 131 red, 79 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #834F21?: The complementary color is #215583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #834F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.