What color is #836B73?

#836B73 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836B73?

The RGB value is 131, 107, 115: 131 red, 107 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836B73?

The complementary color is #6B837B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836B73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836B73 color

#836B73 rgb(131, 107, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836B73 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42% green and 45.1% blue (131, 107, 115).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#836B73 color codes

HEX	`#836B73`
RGB	`rgb(131, 107, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.73, 10.92, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.73, 10.95, 355.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.712, 16.579, 18.483)`
Decimal	`8612723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836B73, 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 #836B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #836B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836b73; }
.text { color: #836b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 107 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836b73, #836f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #836B73?: #836B73 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836B73?: The RGB value is 131, 107, 115: 131 red, 107 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836B73?: The complementary color is #6B837B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836B73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.