What color is #836E5F?

#836E5F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836E5F?

The RGB value is 131, 110, 95: 131 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836E5F?

The complementary color is #5F7483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836E5F color

#836E5F rgb(131, 110, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836E5F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.1% green and 37.3% blue (131, 110, 95).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#836E5F color codes

HEX	`#836E5F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 110, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.01, 5.81, 11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.01, 12.84, 63.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.002, 16.804, 13.172)`
Decimal	`8613471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836E5F, 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 #836E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #836E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836e5f; }
.text { color: #836e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 110 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836e5f, #83805f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836E5F?: #836E5F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836E5F?: The RGB value is 131, 110, 95: 131 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836E5F?: The complementary color is #5F7483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.