What color is #836A69?

#836A69 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 #836A69?

The RGB value is 131, 106, 105: 131 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836A69?

The complementary color is #698283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836A69 color

#836A69 rgb(131, 106, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836A69 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 41.6% green and 41.2% blue (131, 106, 105).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#836A69 color codes

HEX	`#836A69`
RGB	`rgb(131, 106, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 41.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.18, 9.76, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.18, 10.67, 23.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.064, 16.154, 15.581)`
Decimal	`8612457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836A69, 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 #836A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #836A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836a69; }
.text { color: #836a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 106 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836a69, #837769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836A69?: #836A69 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 #836A69?: The RGB value is 131, 106, 105: 131 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836A69?: The complementary color is #698283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.