What color is #837155?

#837155 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837155?

The RGB value is 131, 113, 85: 131 red, 113 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837155?

The complementary color is #556783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837155?

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.

#837155 color

#837155 rgb(131, 113, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837155 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 44.3% green and 33.3% blue (131, 113, 85).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aztec Temple (#84705B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#837155 color codes

HEX	`#837155`
RGB	`rgb(131, 113, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, 2.63, 18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 18.35, 81.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.905, 17.292, 11.04)`
Decimal	`8614229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837155, 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 #837155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837155 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 #837155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837155; }
.text { color: #837155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 113 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837155, #7e8355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #837155?: #837155 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837155?: The RGB value is 131, 113, 85: 131 red, 113 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837155?: The complementary color is #556783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837155?: 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.