What color is #835A55?

#835A55 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #835A55?

The RGB value is 131, 90, 85: 131 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835A55?

The complementary color is #557E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835A55 color

#835A55 rgb(131, 90, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #835A55 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 35.3% green and 33.3% blue (131, 90, 85).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#835A55 color codes

HEX	`#835A55`
RGB	`rgb(131, 90, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 35.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.45, 16.17, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.45, 18.85, 30.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.656, 12.794, 10.29)`
Decimal	`8608341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835A55, 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 #835A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #835A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835a55; }
.text { color: #835a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 90 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835a55, #837155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #835A55?: #835A55 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #835A55?: The RGB value is 131, 90, 85: 131 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835A55?: The complementary color is #557E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.