Recognised as Colour
#836A55
- #836A55
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#836A55 is a orange with RGB values 131, 106, 85 and HSL 27°, 21%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#836A55#836A55
HEX#836A55
RGBrgb(131, 106, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4157, 0.3333
RGB percentages51.4%, 41.6%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(27.4, 21.3%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.4, 35.1%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 19.1%, 35.1%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,612,437
CSS custom property--colour: #836A55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#7C95AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#556E83
Analogous#835557, #838155
Triadic#55836A, #6A5583
Split complementary#558381, #555783
Tetradic#578355, #556E83, #815583
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G106
B85
Red131 (51.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue27.39°
Saturation (HSL)21.3%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 6A · B 55
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