What color is #836B5E?

#836B5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836B5E?

The RGB value is 131, 107, 94: 131 red, 107 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836B5E?

The complementary color is #5E7683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836B5E?

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.

#836B5E color

#836B5E rgb(131, 107, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #836B5E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42% green and 36.9% blue (131, 107, 94).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#836B5E color codes

HEX	`#836B5E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 107, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, 7.42, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 13.16, 55.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.638, 16.15, 12.828)`
Decimal	`8612702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836B5E, 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 #836B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836B5E 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 #836B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836b5e; }
.text { color: #836b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 107 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836b5e, #837e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836B5E?: #836B5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836B5E?: The RGB value is 131, 107, 94: 131 red, 107 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836B5E?: The complementary color is #5E7683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836B5E?: 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.