What color is #837179?

#837179 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837179?

The RGB value is 131, 113, 121: 131 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837179?

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

Is black or white text better on #837179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837179 color

#837179 rgb(131, 113, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837179 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 44.3% green and 47.5% blue (131, 113, 121).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#837179 color codes

HEX	`#837179`
RGB	`rgb(131, 113, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, 8.49, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 8.68, 347.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.716, 18.016, 20.577)`
Decimal	`8614265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837179, 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 #837179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #837179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837179; }
.text { color: #837179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 113 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837179, #837271); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #837179?: #837179 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837179?: The RGB value is 131, 113, 121: 131 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837179?: The complementary color is #71837B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.