What color is #836077?

#836077 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836077?

The RGB value is 131, 96, 119: 131 red, 96 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836077?

The complementary color is #60836C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836077 color

#836077 rgb(131, 96, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #836077 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 37.6% green and 46.7% blue (131, 96, 119).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#836077 color codes

HEX	`#836077`
RGB	`rgb(131, 96, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 37.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, 18.19, -7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 19.61, 338.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.873, 14.524, 19.364)`
Decimal	`8609911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836077, 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 #836077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #836077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836077; }
.text { color: #836077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 96 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836077, #836066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #836077?: #836077 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836077?: The RGB value is 131, 96, 119: 131 red, 96 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836077?: The complementary color is #60836C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.