What color is #836465?

#836465 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 #836465?

The RGB value is 131, 100, 101: 131 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836465?

The complementary color is #648382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836465?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836465 color

#836465 rgb(131, 100, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #836465 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 39.2% green and 39.6% blue (131, 100, 101).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 23% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#836465 color codes

HEX	`#836465`
RGB	`rgb(131, 100, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 39.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 23%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, 12.65, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 13.35, 18.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.266, 14.88, 14.325)`
Decimal	`8610917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836465, 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 #836465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #836465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836465; }
.text { color: #836465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 100 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836465, #837264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836465?: #836465 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 #836465?: The RGB value is 131, 100, 101: 131 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836465?: The complementary color is #648382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836465?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.