What color is #836576?

#836576 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836576?

The RGB value is 131, 101, 118: 131 red, 101 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836576?

The complementary color is #658372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836576?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836576 color

#836576 rgb(131, 101, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #836576 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 39.6% green and 46.3% blue (131, 101, 118).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#836576 color codes

HEX	`#836576`
RGB	`rgb(131, 101, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 39.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, 15.03, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 15.79, 342.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.284, 15.441, 19.206)`
Decimal	`8611190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836576, 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 #836576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #836576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836576; }
.text { color: #836576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 101 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836576, #836567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #836576?: #836576 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836576?: The RGB value is 131, 101, 118: 131 red, 101 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836576?: The complementary color is #658372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836576?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.