What color is #837166?

#837166 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837166?

The RGB value is 131, 113, 102: 131 red, 113 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837166?

The complementary color is #667883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837166?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837166 color

#837166 rgb(131, 113, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837166 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 44.3% green and 40% blue (131, 113, 102).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#837166 color codes

HEX	`#837166`
RGB	`rgb(131, 113, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49, 5.15, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49, 10.11, 59.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.664, 17.595, 15.034)`
Decimal	`8614246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837166, 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 #837166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #837166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837166; }
.text { color: #837166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 113 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837166, #837f66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #837166?: #837166 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837166?: The RGB value is 131, 113, 102: 131 red, 113 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837166?: The complementary color is #667883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837166?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.