What color is #836A74?

#836A74 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836A74?

The RGB value is 131, 106, 116: 131 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836A74?

The complementary color is #6A8379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836A74 color

#836A74 rgb(131, 106, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836A74 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 41.6% green and 45.5% blue (131, 106, 116).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#836A74 color codes

HEX	`#836A74`
RGB	`rgb(131, 106, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 41.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.49, 11.69, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.49, 11.83, 351.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.666, 16.395, 18.754)`
Decimal	`8612468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836A74, 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 #836A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #836A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836a74; }
.text { color: #836a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 106 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836a74, #836d6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #836A74?: #836A74 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836A74?: The RGB value is 131, 106, 116: 131 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836A74?: The complementary color is #6A8379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.