What color is #83656A?

#83656A 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 #83656A?

The RGB value is 131, 101, 106: 131 red, 101 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83656A?

The complementary color is #65837E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83656A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83656A color

#83656A rgb(131, 101, 106)

Shades of red

The hex color #83656A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 39.6% green and 41.6% blue (131, 101, 106).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#83656A color codes

HEX	`#83656A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 101, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 39.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.87, 12.88, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.87, 13.01, 8.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.615, 15.174, 15.687)`
Decimal	`8611178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83656A, 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 #83656A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83656A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #83656A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83656a; }
.text { color: #83656a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83656a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 101 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83656a, #836f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #83656A?: #83656A 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 #83656A?: The RGB value is 131, 101, 106: 131 red, 101 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83656A?: The complementary color is #65837E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83656A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.