What color is #837766?

#837766 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837766?

The RGB value is 131, 119, 102: 131 red, 119 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837766?

The complementary color is #667283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837766?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837766 color

#837766 rgb(131, 119, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837766 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green and 40% blue (131, 119, 102).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#837766 color codes

HEX	`#837766`
RGB	`rgb(131, 119, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, 1.67, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 11.16, 81.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.355, 18.979, 15.264)`
Decimal	`8615782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837766, 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 #837766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #837766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837766; }
.text { color: #837766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 119 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837766, #808366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837766?: #837766 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837766?: The RGB value is 131, 119, 102: 131 red, 119 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837766?: The complementary color is #667283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837766?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.