What color is #83737F?

#83737F is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83737F?

The RGB value is 131, 115, 127: 131 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83737F?

The complementary color is #738377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83737F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83737F color

#83737F rgb(131, 115, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83737F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.1% green and 49.8% blue (131, 115, 127).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#83737F color codes

HEX	`#83737F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 115, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, 8.48, -4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 9.51, 333.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.321, 18.619, 22.651)`
Decimal	`8614783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83737F, 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 #83737F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83737F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #83737F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83737f; }
.text { color: #83737f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83737f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 115 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83737f, #837377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #83737F?: #83737F is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83737F?: The RGB value is 131, 115, 127: 131 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83737F?: The complementary color is #738377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83737F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.