What color is #83746D?

#83746D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83746D?

The RGB value is 131, 116, 109: 131 red, 116 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83746D?

The complementary color is #6D7C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83746D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83746D color

#83746D rgb(131, 116, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83746D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.5% green and 42.7% blue (131, 116, 109).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#83746D color codes

HEX	`#83746D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 116, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50, 4.57, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50, 7.54, 52.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.366, 18.421, 17.053)`
Decimal	`8615021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83746D, 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 #83746D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83746D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #83746D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83746d; }
.text { color: #83746d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83746d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 116 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83746d, #837f6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #83746D?: #83746D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83746D?: The RGB value is 131, 116, 109: 131 red, 116 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83746D?: The complementary color is #6D7C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83746D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.