What color is #835F29?

#835F29 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #835F29?

The RGB value is 131, 95, 41: 131 red, 95 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835F29?

The complementary color is #294D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835F29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835F29 color

#835F29 rgb(131, 95, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #835F29 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 37.3% green and 16.1% blue (131, 95, 41).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 52% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 69% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#835F29 color codes

HEX	`#835F29`
RGB	`rgb(131, 95, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 37.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 52%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 69%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 69%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.02, 8.74, 35.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.02, 36.83, 76.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.853, 13.171, 3.91)`
Decimal	`8609577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835F29, 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 #835F29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835F29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #835F29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835f29; }
.text { color: #835f29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835f29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 95 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835f29, #7a8329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Russet.

Questions

What color is #835F29?: #835F29 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #835F29?: The RGB value is 131, 95, 41: 131 red, 95 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835F29?: The complementary color is #294D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835F29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.