What color is #836461?

#836461 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836461?

The RGB value is 131, 100, 97: 131 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836461?

The complementary color is #618083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836461 color

#836461 rgb(131, 100, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #836461 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 39.2% green and 38% blue (131, 100, 97).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#836461 color codes

HEX	`#836461`
RGB	`rgb(131, 100, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 39.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, 12.01, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 13.67, 28.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.075, 14.803, 13.318)`
Decimal	`8610913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836461, 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 #836461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #836461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836461; }
.text { color: #836461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 100 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836461, #837561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836461?: #836461 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836461?: The RGB value is 131, 100, 97: 131 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836461?: The complementary color is #618083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.