What color is #836777?

#836777 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836777?

The RGB value is 131, 103, 119: 131 red, 103 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836777?

The complementary color is #678373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836777?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836777 color

#836777 rgb(131, 103, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #836777 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 40.4% green and 46.7% blue (131, 103, 119).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#836777 color codes

HEX	`#836777`
RGB	`rgb(131, 103, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 40.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, 14.03, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 14.78, 341.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.54, 15.858, 19.586)`
Decimal	`8611703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836777, 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 #836777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #836777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836777; }
.text { color: #836777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 103 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836777, #836769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #836777?: #836777 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836777?: The RGB value is 131, 103, 119: 131 red, 103 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836777?: The complementary color is #678373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836777?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.