What color is #837661?

#837661 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837661?

The RGB value is 131, 118, 97: 131 red, 118 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837661?

The complementary color is #616E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837661?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837661 color

#837661 rgb(131, 118, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837661 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.3% green and 38% blue (131, 118, 97).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#837661 color codes

HEX	`#837661`
RGB	`rgb(131, 118, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.27, 1.47, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.27, 13.49, 83.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.996, 18.646, 13.958)`
Decimal	`8615521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837661, 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 #837661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #837661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837661; }
.text { color: #837661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 118 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837661, #7f8361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837661?: #837661 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837661?: The RGB value is 131, 118, 97: 131 red, 118 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837661?: The complementary color is #616E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837661?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.