What color is #836C75?

#836C75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836C75?

The RGB value is 131, 108, 117: 131 red, 108 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836C75?

The complementary color is #6C837A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836C75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836C75 color

#836C75 rgb(131, 108, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836C75 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42.4% green and 45.9% blue (131, 108, 117).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#836C75 color codes

HEX	`#836C75`
RGB	`rgb(131, 108, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.05, 10.69, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.05, 10.81, 351.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.933, 16.835, 19.131)`
Decimal	`8612981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836C75, 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 #836C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #836C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836c75; }
.text { color: #836c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 108 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836c75, #836e6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #836C75?: #836C75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836C75?: The RGB value is 131, 108, 117: 131 red, 108 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836C75?: The complementary color is #6C837A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836C75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.