What color is #836E75?

#836E75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836E75?

The RGB value is 131, 110, 117: 131 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836E75?

The complementary color is #6E837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836E75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836E75 color

#836E75 rgb(131, 110, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836E75 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.1% green and 45.9% blue (131, 110, 117).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#836E75 color codes

HEX	`#836E75`
RGB	`rgb(131, 110, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, 9.51, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 9.54, 355.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.147, 17.262, 19.202)`
Decimal	`8613493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836E75, 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 #836E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #836E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836e75; }
.text { color: #836e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 110 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836e75, #83726e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #836E75?: #836E75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836E75?: The RGB value is 131, 110, 117: 131 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836E75?: The complementary color is #6E837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836E75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.