Recognised as Colour
#836F48
- #836F48
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#836F48 is a orange with RGB values 131, 111, 72 and HSL 40°, 29%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#836F48#836F48
HEX#836F48
RGBrgb(131, 111, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4353, 0.2824
RGB percentages51.4%, 43.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(39.7, 29.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.7, 45%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 45%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,613,704
CSS custom property--colour: #836F48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#7C90B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#485C83
Analogous#835248, #7A8348
Triadic#48836F, #6F4883
Split complementary#487A83, #524883
Tetradic#488352, #485C83, #83487A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G111
B72
Red131 (51.4%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue39.66°
Saturation (HSL)29.06%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 6F · B 48
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