What color is #836C67?

#836C67 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836C67?

The RGB value is 131, 108, 103: 131 red, 108 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836C67?

The complementary color is #677E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836C67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836C67 color

#836C67 rgb(131, 108, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836C67 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42.4% green and 40.4% blue (131, 108, 103).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#836C67 color codes

HEX	`#836C67`
RGB	`rgb(131, 108, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, 8.25, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 10.32, 36.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.171, 16.53, 15.116)`
Decimal	`8612967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836C67, 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 #836C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #836C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836c67; }
.text { color: #836c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 108 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836c67, #837a67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836C67?: #836C67 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836C67?: The RGB value is 131, 108, 103: 131 red, 108 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836C67?: The complementary color is #677E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836C67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.