What color is #83796B?

#83796B 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 #83796B?

The RGB value is 131, 121, 107: 131 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83796B?

The complementary color is #6B7583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83796B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83796B color

#83796B rgb(131, 121, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83796B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.5% green and 42% blue (131, 121, 107).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#83796B color codes

HEX	`#83796B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 121, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.34, 1.34, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.34, 9.16, 81.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.851, 19.562, 16.69)`
Decimal	`8616299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83796B, 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 #83796B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83796B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #83796B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83796b; }
.text { color: #83796b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83796b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 121 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83796b, #81836b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #83796B?: #83796B 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 #83796B?: The RGB value is 131, 121, 107: 131 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83796B?: The complementary color is #6B7583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83796B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.