What color is #837475?

#837475 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837475?

The RGB value is 131, 116, 117: 131 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837475?

The complementary color is #748382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837475?

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.

#837475 color

#837475 rgb(131, 116, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837475 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.5% green and 45.9% blue (131, 116, 117).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#837475 color codes

HEX	`#837475`
RGB	`rgb(131, 116, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.22, 5.99, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.22, 6.19, 14.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.816, 18.601, 19.425)`
Decimal	`8615029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837475, 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 #837475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837475 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 #837475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837475; }
.text { color: #837475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 116 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837475, #837a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #837475?: #837475 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837475?: The RGB value is 131, 116, 117: 131 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837475?: The complementary color is #748382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837475?: 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.