What color is #837161?

#837161 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837161?

The RGB value is 131, 113, 97: 131 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837161?

The complementary color is #617383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837161 color

#837161 rgb(131, 113, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837161 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 44.3% green and 38% blue (131, 113, 97).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aztec Temple (#84705B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#837161 color codes

HEX	`#837161`
RGB	`rgb(131, 113, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.88, 4.36, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.88, 12.29, 69.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.423, 17.499, 13.767)`
Decimal	`8614241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837161, 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 #837161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #837161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837161; }
.text { color: #837161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 113 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837161, #838261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #837161?: #837161 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837161?: The RGB value is 131, 113, 97: 131 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837161?: The complementary color is #617383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.