What color is #837478?

#837478 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837478?

The RGB value is 131, 116, 120: 131 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837478?

The complementary color is #74837F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837478 color

#837478 rgb(131, 116, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837478 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.5% green and 47.1% blue (131, 116, 120).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#837478 color codes

HEX	`#837478`
RGB	`rgb(131, 116, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.3, 6.55, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.3, 6.55, 359.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.995, 18.672, 20.369)`
Decimal	`8615032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837478, 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 #837478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #837478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837478; }
.text { color: #837478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 116 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837478, #837774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #837478?: #837478 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837478?: The RGB value is 131, 116, 120: 131 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837478?: The complementary color is #74837F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.