What color is #837555?

#837555 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837555?

The RGB value is 131, 117, 85: 131 red, 117 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837555?

The complementary color is #556383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837555?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837555 color

#837555 rgb(131, 117, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837555 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.9% green and 33.3% blue (131, 117, 85).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#837555 color codes

HEX	`#837555`
RGB	`rgb(131, 117, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.74, 0.32, 19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.74, 19.67, 89.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.361, 18.204, 11.192)`
Decimal	`8615253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837555, 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 #837555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #837555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837555; }
.text { color: #837555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 117 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837555, #7a8355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837555?: #837555 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837555?: The RGB value is 131, 117, 85: 131 red, 117 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837555?: The complementary color is #556383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837555?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.