What color is #837468?

#837468 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837468?

The RGB value is 131, 116, 104: 131 red, 116 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837468?

The complementary color is #687783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837468?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837468 color

#837468 rgb(131, 116, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837468 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.5% green and 40.8% blue (131, 116, 104).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#837468 color codes

HEX	`#837468`
RGB	`rgb(131, 116, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, 3.73, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 9.52, 66.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.104, 18.316, 15.676)`
Decimal	`8615016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837468, 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 #837468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #837468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837468; }
.text { color: #837468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 116 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837468, #838268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #837468?: #837468 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837468?: The RGB value is 131, 116, 104: 131 red, 116 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837468?: The complementary color is #687783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837468?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.