What color is #83714F?

#83714F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83714F?

The RGB value is 131, 113, 79: 131 red, 113 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83714F?

The complementary color is #4F6183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83714F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83714F color

#83714F rgb(131, 113, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #83714F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 44.3% green and 31% blue (131, 113, 79).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#83714F color codes

HEX	`#83714F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 113, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.51, 1.85, 21.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.51, 21.56, 85.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.677, 17.201, 9.837)`
Decimal	`8614223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83714F, 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 #83714F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83714F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #83714F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83714f; }
.text { color: #83714f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83714f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 113 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83714f, #7b834f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #83714F?: #83714F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83714F?: The RGB value is 131, 113, 79: 131 red, 113 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83714F?: The complementary color is #4F6183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83714F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.