What color is #837176?

#837176 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837176?

The RGB value is 131, 113, 118: 131 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837176?

The complementary color is #71837E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837176 color

#837176 rgb(131, 113, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837176 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 44.3% green and 46.3% blue (131, 113, 118).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#837176 color codes

HEX	`#837176`
RGB	`rgb(131, 113, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, 7.93, -0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 7.93, 358.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.535, 17.944, 19.623)`
Decimal	`8614262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837176, 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 #837176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #837176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837176; }
.text { color: #837176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 113 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837176, #837571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #837176?: #837176 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837176?: The RGB value is 131, 113, 118: 131 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837176?: The complementary color is #71837E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.