What color is #83806E?

#83806E 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 #83806E?

The RGB value is 131, 128, 110: 131 red, 128 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83806E?

The complementary color is #6E7183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83806E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83806E color

#83806E rgb(131, 128, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83806E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 50.2% green and 43.1% blue (131, 128, 110).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#83806E color codes

HEX	`#83806E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 128, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 50.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.37, -2.16, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.37, 10.42, 101.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.894, 21.39, 17.829)`
Decimal	`8618094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83806E, 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 #83806E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83806E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #83806E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83806e; }
.text { color: #83806e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83806e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 128 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83806e, #7b836e); }

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Questions

What color is #83806E?: #83806E 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 #83806E?: The RGB value is 131, 128, 110: 131 red, 128 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83806E?: The complementary color is #6E7183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83806E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.