What color is #836C6B?

#836C6B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836C6B?

The RGB value is 131, 108, 107: 131 red, 108 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836C6B?

The complementary color is #6B8283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836C6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836C6B color

#836C6B rgb(131, 108, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836C6B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42.4% green and 42% blue (131, 108, 107).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#836C6B color codes

HEX	`#836C6B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 108, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, 8.92, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 9.76, 24.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.376, 16.613, 16.198)`
Decimal	`8612971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836C6B, 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 #836C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #836C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836c6b; }
.text { color: #836c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 108 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836c6b, #83786b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836C6B?: #836C6B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836C6B?: The RGB value is 131, 108, 107: 131 red, 108 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836C6B?: The complementary color is #6B8283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836C6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.