What color is #83806D?

#83806D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83806D?

The RGB value is 131, 128, 109: 131 red, 128 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83806D?

The complementary color is #6D7083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83806D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83806D color

#83806D rgb(131, 128, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83806D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 50.2% green and 42.7% blue (131, 128, 109).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#83806D color codes

HEX	`#83806D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 128, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 50.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, -2.33, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 10.99, 102.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.839, 21.368, 17.544)`
Decimal	`8618093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83806D, 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 #83806D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83806D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #83806D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83806d; }
.text { color: #83806d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83806d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 128 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83806d, #7b836d); }

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Questions

What color is #83806D?: #83806D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83806D?: The RGB value is 131, 128, 109: 131 red, 128 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83806D?: The complementary color is #6D7083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83806D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.