What color is #83635B?

#83635B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83635B?

The RGB value is 131, 99, 91: 131 red, 99 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83635B?

The complementary color is #5B7B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83635B?

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.

#83635B color

#83635B rgb(131, 99, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #83635B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 38.8% green and 35.7% blue (131, 99, 91).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 31% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bliss (#7F6054), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#83635B color codes

HEX	`#83635B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 99, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 38.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 31%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.95, 11.69, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.95, 15.1, 39.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.711, 14.505, 11.868)`
Decimal	`8610651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83635B, 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 #83635B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83635B 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 #83635B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83635b; }
.text { color: #83635b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83635b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 99 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83635b, #83775b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #83635B?: #83635B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83635B?: The RGB value is 131, 99, 91: 131 red, 99 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83635B?: The complementary color is #5B7B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83635B?: 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.