What color is #837873?

#837873 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837873?

The RGB value is 131, 120, 115: 131 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837873?

The complementary color is #737E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837873 color

#837873 rgb(131, 120, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837873 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (131, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#837873 color codes

HEX	`#837873`
RGB	`rgb(131, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.26, 3.3, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.26, 5.4, 52.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.171, 19.496, 18.97)`
Decimal	`8616051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837873, 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 #837873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #837873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837873; }
.text { color: #837873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837873, #838073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #837873?: #837873 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837873?: The RGB value is 131, 120, 115: 131 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837873?: The complementary color is #737E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.