What color is #836665?

#836665 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836665?

The RGB value is 131, 102, 101: 131 red, 102 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836665?

The complementary color is #658283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836665 color

#836665 rgb(131, 102, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836665 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 40% green and 39.6% blue (131, 102, 101).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 23% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#836665 color codes

HEX	`#836665`
RGB	`rgb(131, 102, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 40%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46, 11.46, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46, 12.51, 23.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.461, 15.268, 14.389)`
Decimal	`8611429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836665, 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 #836665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #836665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836665; }
.text { color: #836665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 102 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836665, #837565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836665?: #836665 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836665?: The RGB value is 131, 102, 101: 131 red, 102 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836665?: The complementary color is #658283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.