What color is #83736B?

#83736B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83736B?

The RGB value is 131, 115, 107: 131 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83736B?

The complementary color is #6B7B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83736B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83736B color

#83736B rgb(131, 115, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83736B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.1% green and 42% blue (131, 115, 107).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#83736B color codes

HEX	`#83736B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 115, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.68, 4.81, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.68, 8.25, 54.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.145, 18.149, 16.454)`
Decimal	`8614763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83736B, 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 #83736B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83736B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #83736B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83736b; }
.text { color: #83736b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83736b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 115 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83736b, #837f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #83736B?: #83736B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83736B?: The RGB value is 131, 115, 107: 131 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83736B?: The complementary color is #6B7B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83736B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.