What color is #836E68?

#836E68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836E68?

The RGB value is 131, 110, 104: 131 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836E68?

The complementary color is #687D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836E68 color

#836E68 rgb(131, 110, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836E68 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.1% green and 40.8% blue (131, 110, 104).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#836E68 color codes

HEX	`#836E68`
RGB	`rgb(131, 110, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.23, 7.24, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.23, 9.67, 41.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.435, 16.977, 15.453)`
Decimal	`8613480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836E68, 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 #836E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #836E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836e68; }
.text { color: #836e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 110 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836e68, #837c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836E68?: #836E68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836E68?: The RGB value is 131, 110, 104: 131 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836E68?: The complementary color is #687D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.