What color is #837465?

#837465 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837465?

The RGB value is 131, 116, 101: 131 red, 116 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837465?

The complementary color is #657483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837465?

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

#837465 color

#837465 rgb(131, 116, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837465 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.5% green and 39.6% blue (131, 116, 101).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 23% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#837465 color codes

HEX	`#837465`
RGB	`rgb(131, 116, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.81, 3.25, 10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.81, 10.92, 72.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.954, 18.256, 14.887)`
Decimal	`8615013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837465, 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 #837465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #837465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837465; }
.text { color: #837465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 116 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837465, #838365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #837465?: #837465 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837465?: The RGB value is 131, 116, 101: 131 red, 116 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837465?: The complementary color is #657483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837465?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.