What color is #836D5D?

#836D5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836D5D?

The RGB value is 131, 109, 93: 131 red, 109 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836D5D?

The complementary color is #5D7383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836D5D color

#836D5D rgb(131, 109, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #836D5D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42.7% green and 36.5% blue (131, 109, 93).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 29% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nut Cracker (#816C5B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#836D5D color codes

HEX	`#836D5D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 109, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 29%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.69, 6.09, 12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.69, 13.63, 63.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.805, 16.554, 12.664)`
Decimal	`8613213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836D5D, 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 #836D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #836D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836d5d; }
.text { color: #836d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 109 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836d5d, #83805d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836D5D?: #836D5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836D5D?: The RGB value is 131, 109, 93: 131 red, 109 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836D5D?: The complementary color is #5D7383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.