What color is #837585?

#837585 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837585?

The RGB value is 131, 117, 133: 131 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837585?

The complementary color is #778575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837585 color

#837585 rgb(131, 117, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837585 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.9% green and 52.2% blue (131, 117, 133).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#837585 color codes

HEX	`#837585`
RGB	`rgb(131, 117, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.97, 8.51, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.97, 10.87, 321.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.954, 19.242, 24.849)`
Decimal	`8615301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837585, 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 #837585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #837585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837585; }
.text { color: #837585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 117 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837585, #85757f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #837585?: #837585 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837585?: The RGB value is 131, 117, 133: 131 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837585?: The complementary color is #778575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.