What color is #836E6D?

#836E6D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836E6D?

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

What is the complementary color of #836E6D?

The complementary color is #6D8283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836E6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836E6D color

#836E6D rgb(131, 110, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836E6D is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 3°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#836E6D color codes

HEX	`#836E6D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 110, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, 8.08, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 8.86, 24.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.696, 17.082, 16.83)`
Decimal	`8613485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836E6D, 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 #836E6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836E6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #836E6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836e6d; }
.text { color: #836e6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836e6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 110 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836e6d, #83796d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #836E6D?: #836E6D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836E6D?: The RGB value is 131, 110, 109: 131 red, 110 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836E6D?: The complementary color is #6D8283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836E6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.