What color is #836058?

#836058 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836058?

The RGB value is 131, 96, 88: 131 red, 96 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836058?

The complementary color is #587B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836058 color

#836058 rgb(131, 96, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #836058 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 37.6% green and 34.5% blue (131, 96, 88).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#836058 color codes

HEX	`#836058`
RGB	`rgb(131, 96, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 37.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.08, 13.04, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.08, 16.52, 37.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.305, 13.896, 11.107)`
Decimal	`8609880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836058, 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 #836058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #836058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836058; }
.text { color: #836058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 96 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836058, #837658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #836058?: #836058 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836058?: The RGB value is 131, 96, 88: 131 red, 96 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836058?: The complementary color is #587B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.