What color is #83726D?

#83726D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83726D?

The RGB value is 131, 114, 109: 131 red, 114 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83726D?

The complementary color is #6D7E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83726D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83726D color

#83726D rgb(131, 114, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83726D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 44.7% green and 42.7% blue (131, 114, 109).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#83726D color codes

HEX	`#83726D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 114, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, 5.74, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 7.75, 42.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.138, 17.965, 16.977)`
Decimal	`8614509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83726D, 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 #83726D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83726D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #83726D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83726d; }
.text { color: #83726d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83726d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 114 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83726d, #837d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #83726D?: #83726D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83726D?: The RGB value is 131, 114, 109: 131 red, 114 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83726D?: The complementary color is #6D7E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83726D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.