What color is #836A5F?

#836A5F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836A5F?

The RGB value is 131, 106, 95: 131 red, 106 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836A5F?

The complementary color is #5F7883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836A5F color

#836A5F rgb(131, 106, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836A5F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 41.6% green and 37.3% blue (131, 106, 95).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#836A5F color codes

HEX	`#836A5F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 106, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 41.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, 8.16, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 12.85, 50.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.58, 15.96, 13.032)`
Decimal	`8612447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836A5F, 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 #836A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #836A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836a5f; }
.text { color: #836a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 106 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836a5f, #837c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836A5F?: #836A5F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836A5F?: The RGB value is 131, 106, 95: 131 red, 106 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836A5F?: The complementary color is #5F7883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.