What color is #83846F?

#83846F 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 #83846F?

The RGB value is 131, 132, 111: 131 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83846F?

The complementary color is #706F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83846F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83846F color

#83846F rgb(131, 132, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83846F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51.8% green and 43.5% blue (131, 132, 111).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#83846F color codes

HEX	`#83846F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 132, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.53, -4.24, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.53, 12.01, 110.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.48, 22.476, 18.295)`
Decimal	`8619119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83846F, 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 #83846F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83846F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #83846F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83846f; }
.text { color: #83846f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83846f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 132 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83846f, #79846f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83846F?: #83846F 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 #83846F?: The RGB value is 131, 132, 111: 131 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83846F?: The complementary color is #706F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83846F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.