What color is #836E63?

#836E63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836E63?

The RGB value is 131, 110, 99: 131 red, 110 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836E63?

The complementary color is #637883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836E63?

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.

#836E63 color

#836E63 rgb(131, 110, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836E63 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.1% green and 38.8% blue (131, 110, 99).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#836E63 color codes

HEX	`#836E63`
RGB	`rgb(131, 110, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.11, 6.43, 9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.11, 11.23, 55.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.188, 16.879, 14.154)`
Decimal	`8613475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836E63, 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 #836E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836E63 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 #836E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836e63; }
.text { color: #836e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 110 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836e63, #837e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836E63?: #836E63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836E63?: The RGB value is 131, 110, 99: 131 red, 110 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836E63?: The complementary color is #637883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836E63?: 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.