What color is #837969?

#837969 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 #837969?

The RGB value is 131, 121, 105: 131 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837969?

The complementary color is #697383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837969 color

#837969 rgb(131, 121, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837969 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.5% green and 41.2% blue (131, 121, 105).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#837969 color codes

HEX	`#837969`
RGB	`rgb(131, 121, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.29, 1.01, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.29, 10.22, 84.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.747, 19.52, 16.142)`
Decimal	`8616297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837969, 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 #837969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #837969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837969; }
.text { color: #837969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 121 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837969, #808369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837969?: #837969 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 #837969?: The RGB value is 131, 121, 105: 131 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837969?: The complementary color is #697383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.