What color is #837172?

#837172 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837172?

The RGB value is 131, 113, 114: 131 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837172?

The complementary color is #718382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837172?

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.

#837172 color

#837172 rgb(131, 113, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837172 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 44.3% green and 44.7% blue (131, 113, 114).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#837172 color codes

HEX	`#837172`
RGB	`rgb(131, 113, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.31, 7.2, 2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.31, 7.49, 15.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.302, 17.851, 18.398)`
Decimal	`8614258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837172, 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 #837172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837172 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 #837172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837172; }
.text { color: #837172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 113 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837172, #837971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #837172?: #837172 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837172?: The RGB value is 131, 113, 114: 131 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837172?: The complementary color is #718382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837172?: 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.