What color is #837063?

#837063 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837063?

The RGB value is 131, 112, 99: 131 red, 112 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837063?

The complementary color is #637683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837063?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837063 color

#837063 rgb(131, 112, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837063 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.9% green and 38.8% blue (131, 112, 99).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#837063 color codes

HEX	`#837063`
RGB	`rgb(131, 112, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.65, 5.26, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.65, 11.28, 62.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.406, 17.315, 14.227)`
Decimal	`8613987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837063, 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 #837063	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837063 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #837063 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837063; }
.text { color: #837063; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837063; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 112 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837063, #838063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #837063?: #837063 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837063?: The RGB value is 131, 112, 99: 131 red, 112 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837063?: The complementary color is #637683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837063?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.