What color is #83776C?

#83776C 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 #83776C?

The RGB value is 131, 119, 108: 131 red, 119 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83776C?

The complementary color is #6C7883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83776C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83776C color

#83776C rgb(131, 119, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83776C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green and 42.4% blue (131, 119, 108).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#83776C color codes

HEX	`#83776C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 119, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, 2.66, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 8.17, 71.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.664, 19.102, 16.888)`
Decimal	`8615788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83776C, 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 #83776C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83776C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #83776C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83776c; }
.text { color: #83776c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83776c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 119 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83776c, #83836c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #83776C?: #83776C 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 #83776C?: The RGB value is 131, 119, 108: 131 red, 119 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83776C?: The complementary color is #6C7883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83776C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.