What color is #837372?

#837372 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837372?

The RGB value is 131, 115, 114: 131 red, 115 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837372?

The complementary color is #728283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837372 color

#837372 rgb(131, 115, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837372 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.1% green and 44.7% blue (131, 115, 114).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#837372 color codes

HEX	`#837372`
RGB	`rgb(131, 115, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.86, 6.03, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.86, 6.66, 25.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.528, 18.302, 18.473)`
Decimal	`8614770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837372, 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 #837372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#837372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #837372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837372; }
.text { color: #837372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 115 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837372, #837b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #837372?: #837372 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837372?: The RGB value is 131, 115, 114: 131 red, 115 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837372?: The complementary color is #728283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.