What color is #836D61?

#836D61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836D61?

The RGB value is 131, 109, 97: 131 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836D61?

The complementary color is #617783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836D61 color

#836D61 rgb(131, 109, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836D61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42.7% green and 38% blue (131, 109, 97).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#836D61 color codes

HEX	`#836D61`
RGB	`rgb(131, 109, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.79, 6.7, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.79, 11.99, 56.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.987, 16.626, 13.621)`
Decimal	`8613217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836D61, 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 #836D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #836D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836d61; }
.text { color: #836d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 109 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836d61, #837e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836D61?: #836D61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836D61?: The RGB value is 131, 109, 97: 131 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836D61?: The complementary color is #617783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.