What color is #83707B?

#83707B is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83707B?

The RGB value is 131, 112, 123: 131 red, 112 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83707B?

The complementary color is #708378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83707B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83707B color

#83707B rgb(131, 112, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83707B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.9% green and 48.2% blue (131, 112, 123).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#83707B color codes

HEX	`#83707B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 112, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.31, 9.46, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.31, 10.03, 340.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.729, 17.844, 21.193)`
Decimal	`8614011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83707B, 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 #83707B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83707B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #83707B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83707b; }
.text { color: #83707b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83707b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 112 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83707b, #837071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #83707B?: #83707B is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83707B?: The RGB value is 131, 112, 123: 131 red, 112 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83707B?: The complementary color is #708378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83707B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.