What color is #83726F?

#83726F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83726F?

The RGB value is 131, 114, 111: 131 red, 114 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83726F?

The complementary color is #6F8083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83726F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83726F color

#83726F rgb(131, 114, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83726F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 44.7% green and 43.5% blue (131, 114, 111).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#83726F color codes

HEX	`#83726F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 114, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.51, 6.08, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.51, 7.33, 33.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.247, 18.008, 17.551)`
Decimal	`8614511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83726F, 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 #83726F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83726F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #83726F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83726f; }
.text { color: #83726f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83726f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 114 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83726f, #837c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #83726F?: #83726F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83726F?: The RGB value is 131, 114, 111: 131 red, 114 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83726F?: The complementary color is #6F8083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83726F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.