What color is #836757?

#836757 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836757?

The RGB value is 131, 103, 87: 131 red, 103 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836757?

The complementary color is #577383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836757 color

#836757 rgb(131, 103, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #836757 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 40.4% green and 34.1% blue (131, 103, 87).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#836757 color codes

HEX	`#836757`
RGB	`rgb(131, 103, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 40.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.93, 8.75, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.93, 15.93, 56.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.931, 15.215, 11.113)`
Decimal	`8611671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836757, 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 #836757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #836757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836757; }
.text { color: #836757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 103 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836757, #837d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836757?: #836757 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836757?: The RGB value is 131, 103, 87: 131 red, 103 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836757?: The complementary color is #577383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.