What color is #837183?

#837183 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837183?

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

What is the complementary color of #837183?

The complementary color is #718371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837183 color

#837183 rgb(131, 113, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837183 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#837183 color codes

HEX	`#837183`
RGB	`rgb(131, 113, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, 10.46, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 12.74, 325.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.361, 18.275, 23.976)`
Decimal	`8614275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837183, 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 #837183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #837183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837183; }
.text { color: #837183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 113 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837183, #83717a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #837183?: #837183 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837183?: The RGB value is 131, 113, 131: 131 red, 113 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837183?: The complementary color is #718371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.