What color is #836B77?

#836B77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836B77?

The RGB value is 131, 107, 119: 131 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836B77?

The complementary color is #6B8377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836B77 color

#836B77 rgb(131, 107, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836B77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42% green and 46.7% blue (131, 107, 119).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#836B77 color codes

HEX	`#836B77`
RGB	`rgb(131, 107, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.85, 11.66, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.85, 12.06, 345.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.947, 16.673, 19.722)`
Decimal	`8612727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836B77, 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 #836B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #836B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836b77; }
.text { color: #836b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 107 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836b77, #836b6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #836B77?: #836B77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836B77?: The RGB value is 131, 107, 119: 131 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836B77?: The complementary color is #6B8377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.