Information about #836966 color

#836966 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#836966 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 105, 102) — 51.4% red, 41.2% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 11 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#836966 is a softly toned earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ferra (#876A68). Slightly further away sit Lye (#7F6B5D) and Arabella (#85636E).

The recipe behind #836966 is rgb(131, 105, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #836966 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#836966 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#836966 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #836966

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Lye color link
Lye

#7F6B5D

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Falcon color link
Falcon

#7F626D

Triple Napa color link
Triple Napa

#807361

Riverstone color link
Riverstone

#797067

Russett color link
Russett

#7D655C

Wrangler color link
Wrangler

#80675A

Coffee Break color link
Coffee Break

#79695E

Sand Dune color link
Sand Dune

#867665

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#836966
  • RGB131, 105, 102
  • CMYK0, 10, 11, 49
  • CSSrgb(131, 105, 102)
  • HSL6°, 12%, 46%
  • HSL Precise6.207°, 12.446%, 45.686%
  • HSV6°, 22%, 51%
  • HSB6°, 22%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.412, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.412, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.412, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID836966
  • DECIMAL ID8612198
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01