What color is #837476?

#837476 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837476?

The RGB value is 131, 116, 118: 131 red, 116 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837476?

The complementary color is #748381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837476 color

#837476 rgb(131, 116, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837476 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.5% green and 46.3% blue (131, 116, 118).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% 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).

#837476 color codes

HEX	`#837476`
RGB	`rgb(131, 116, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, 6.17, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 6.26, 9.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.875, 18.624, 19.737)`
Decimal	`8615030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837476, 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 #837476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #837476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837476; }
.text { color: #837476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 116 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837476, #837974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #837476?: #837476 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837476?: The RGB value is 131, 116, 118: 131 red, 116 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837476?: The complementary color is #748381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.