What color is #837882?

#837882 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837882?

The RGB value is 131, 120, 130: 131 red, 120 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837882?

The complementary color is #788379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837882?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837882 color

#837882 rgb(131, 120, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837882 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.1% green and 51% blue (131, 120, 130).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#837882 color codes

HEX	`#837882`
RGB	`rgb(131, 120, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, 6.15, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 7.29, 327.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.105, 19.87, 23.891)`
Decimal	`8616066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837882, 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 #837882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #837882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837882; }
.text { color: #837882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 120 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837882, #83787c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #837882?: #837882 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837882?: The RGB value is 131, 120, 130: 131 red, 120 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837882?: The complementary color is #788379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837882?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.