What color is #83787B?

#83787B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83787B?

The RGB value is 131, 120, 123: 131 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83787B?

The complementary color is #788380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83787B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83787B color

#83787B rgb(131, 120, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83787B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.1% green and 48.2% blue (131, 120, 123).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#83787B color codes

HEX	`#83787B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 120, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, 4.78, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 4.78, 358.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.651, 19.689, 21.5)`
Decimal	`8616059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83787B, 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 #83787B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83787B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #83787B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83787b; }
.text { color: #83787b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83787b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 120 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83787b, #837a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #83787B?: #83787B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83787B?: The RGB value is 131, 120, 123: 131 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83787B?: The complementary color is #788380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83787B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.