What color is #836D6E?

#836D6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836D6E?

The RGB value is 131, 109, 110: 131 red, 109 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836D6E?

The complementary color is #6D8382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836D6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836D6E color

#836D6E rgb(131, 109, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836D6E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42.7% green and 43.1% blue (131, 109, 110).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#836D6E color codes

HEX	`#836D6E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 109, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, 8.84, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 9.24, 16.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.643, 16.889, 17.079)`
Decimal	`8613230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836D6E, 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 #836D6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836D6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #836D6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836d6e; }
.text { color: #836d6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836d6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 109 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836d6e, #83776d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836D6E?: #836D6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836D6E?: The RGB value is 131, 109, 110: 131 red, 109 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836D6E?: The complementary color is #6D8382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836D6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.