What color is #83777F?

#83777F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83777F?

The RGB value is 131, 119, 127: 131 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83777F?

The complementary color is #77837B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83777F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83777F color

#83777F rgb(131, 119, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83777F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green and 49.8% blue (131, 119, 127).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#83777F color codes

HEX	`#83777F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 119, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 6.14, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 6.7, 336.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.787, 19.551, 22.806)`
Decimal	`8615807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83777F, 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 #83777F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83777F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #83777F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83777f; }
.text { color: #83777f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83777f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 119 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83777f, #837779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #83777F?: #83777F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83777F?: The RGB value is 131, 119, 127: 131 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83777F?: The complementary color is #77837B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83777F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.