What color is #83757C?

#83757C is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83757C?

The RGB value is 131, 117, 124: 131 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83757C?

The complementary color is #75837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83757C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83757C color

#83757C rgb(131, 117, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83757C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.9% green and 48.6% blue (131, 117, 124).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#83757C color codes

HEX	`#83757C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 117, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.69, 6.72, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.69, 6.97, 344.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.359, 19.003, 21.713)`
Decimal	`8615292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83757C, 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 #83757C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83757C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #83757C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83757c; }
.text { color: #83757c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83757c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 117 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83757c, #837575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #83757C?: #83757C is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83757C?: The RGB value is 131, 117, 124: 131 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83757C?: The complementary color is #75837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83757C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.