What color is #836F78?

#836F78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836F78?

The RGB value is 131, 111, 120: 131 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836F78?

The complementary color is #6F837A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836F78 color

#836F78 rgb(131, 111, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836F78 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.5% green and 47.1% blue (131, 111, 120).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#836F78 color codes

HEX	`#836F78`
RGB	`rgb(131, 111, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.95, 9.48, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.95, 9.7, 347.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.434, 17.551, 20.182)`
Decimal	`8613752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836F78, 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 #836F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #836F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836f78; }
.text { color: #836f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 111 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836f78, #83706f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #836F78?: #836F78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836F78?: The RGB value is 131, 111, 120: 131 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836F78?: The complementary color is #6F837A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.