What color is #836174?

#836174 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836174?

The RGB value is 131, 97, 116: 131 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836174?

The complementary color is #618370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836174?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836174 color

#836174 rgb(131, 97, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #836174 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 38% green and 45.5% blue (131, 97, 116).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#836174 color codes

HEX	`#836174`
RGB	`rgb(131, 97, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 38%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.13, 17.03, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.13, 17.84, 342.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.787, 14.636, 18.46)`
Decimal	`8610164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836174, 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 #836174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #836174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836174; }
.text { color: #836174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 97 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836174, #836163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #836174?: #836174 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836174?: The RGB value is 131, 97, 116: 131 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836174?: The complementary color is #618370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836174?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.