What color is #836C60?

#836C60 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836C60?

The RGB value is 131, 108, 96: 131 red, 108 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836C60?

The complementary color is #607783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836C60?

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.

#836C60 color

#836C60 rgb(131, 108, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836C60 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42.4% green and 37.6% blue (131, 108, 96).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% 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 4.91:1).

#836C60 color codes

HEX	`#836C60`
RGB	`rgb(131, 108, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.49, 7.13, 10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.49, 12.39, 54.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.834, 16.396, 13.342)`
Decimal	`8612960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836C60, 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 #836C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836C60 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 #836C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836c60; }
.text { color: #836c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 108 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836c60, #837d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836C60?: #836C60 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836C60?: The RGB value is 131, 108, 96: 131 red, 108 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836C60?: The complementary color is #607783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836C60?: 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.