What color is #83756A?

#83756A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83756A?

The RGB value is 131, 117, 106: 131 red, 117 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83756A?

The complementary color is #6A7883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83756A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83756A color

#83756A rgb(131, 117, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83756A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.9% green and 41.6% blue (131, 117, 106).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#83756A color codes

HEX	`#83756A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 117, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, 3.48, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 8.76, 66.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.323, 18.589, 16.256)`
Decimal	`8615274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83756A, 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 #83756A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83756A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #83756A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83756a; }
.text { color: #83756a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83756a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 117 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83756a, #83816a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #83756A?: #83756A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83756A?: The RGB value is 131, 117, 106: 131 red, 117 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83756A?: The complementary color is #6A7883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83756A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.