What color is #836D43?

#836D43 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836D43?

The RGB value is 131, 109, 67: 131 red, 109 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836D43?

The complementary color is #435983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836D43 color

#836D43 rgb(131, 109, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #836D43 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42.7% green and 26.3% blue (131, 109, 67).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 32% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 49% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#836D43 color codes

HEX	`#836D43`
RGB	`rgb(131, 109, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 32%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 49%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 49%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.19, 2.78, 26.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.19, 26.77, 84.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.842, 16.169, 7.595)`
Decimal	`8613187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836D43, 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 #836D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #836D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836d43; }
.text { color: #836d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 109 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836d43, #798343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #836D43?: #836D43 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836D43?: The RGB value is 131, 109, 67: 131 red, 109 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836D43?: The complementary color is #435983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.