What color is #837779?

#837779 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837779?

The RGB value is 131, 119, 121: 131 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837779?

The complementary color is #778381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837779 color

#837779 rgb(131, 119, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837779 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green and 47.5% blue (131, 119, 121).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#837779 color codes

HEX	`#837779`
RGB	`rgb(131, 119, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.15, 4.98, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.15, 5.02, 6.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.408, 19.4, 20.808)`
Decimal	`8615801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837779, 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 #837779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #837779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837779; }
.text { color: #837779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 119 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837779, #837b77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #837779?: #837779 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837779?: The RGB value is 131, 119, 121: 131 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837779?: The complementary color is #778381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.