What color is #83766C?

#83766C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83766C?

The RGB value is 131, 118, 108: 131 red, 118 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83766C?

The complementary color is #6C7983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83766C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83766C color

#83766C rgb(131, 118, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83766C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.3% green and 42.4% blue (131, 118, 108).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#83766C color codes

HEX	`#83766C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 118, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, 3.24, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 8.01, 66.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.545, 18.865, 16.849)`
Decimal	`8615532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83766C, 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 #83766C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83766C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #83766C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83766c; }
.text { color: #83766c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83766c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 118 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83766c, #83826c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #83766C?: #83766C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83766C?: The RGB value is 131, 118, 108: 131 red, 118 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83766C?: The complementary color is #6C7983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83766C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.