#83706B
Mocha · medium warm gray
About #83706B
#83706B is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 44% green and 42% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mocha (ΔE 8.9); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6B7E83 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #83706B for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.67:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.67:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #83706B?
#83706B is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 44% green and 42% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #83706B?
Use white text. White on #83706B has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #83706B?
Its complementary colour is #6B7E83, and analogous partners are #836B72 and #837C6B.