What color is #836F7E?

#836F7E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836F7E?

The RGB value is 131, 111, 126: 131 red, 111 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836F7E?

The complementary color is #6F8374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836F7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836F7E color

#836F7E rgb(131, 111, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #836F7E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.5% green and 49.4% blue (131, 111, 126).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#836F7E color codes

HEX	`#836F7E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 111, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.13, 10.64, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.13, 11.91, 333.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.81, 17.701, 22.16)`
Decimal	`8613758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836F7E, 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 #836F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #836F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836f7e; }
.text { color: #836f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 111 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836f7e, #836f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #836F7E?: #836F7E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836F7E?: The RGB value is 131, 111, 126: 131 red, 111 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836F7E?: The complementary color is #6F8374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836F7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.