What color is #83636A?

#83636A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83636A?

The RGB value is 131, 99, 106: 131 red, 99 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83636A?

The complementary color is #63837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83636A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83636A color

#83636A rgb(131, 99, 106)

Shades of red

The hex color #83636A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 38.8% green and 41.6% blue (131, 99, 106).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#83636A color codes

HEX	`#83636A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 99, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 38.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.35, 14.07, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.35, 14.11, 4.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.424, 14.79, 15.623)`
Decimal	`8610666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83636A, 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 #83636A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83636A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #83636A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83636a; }
.text { color: #83636a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83636a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 99 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83636a, #836c63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #83636A?: #83636A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83636A?: The RGB value is 131, 99, 106: 131 red, 99 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83636A?: The complementary color is #63837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83636A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.