What color is #837884?

#837884 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837884?

The RGB value is 131, 120, 132: 131 red, 120 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837884?

The complementary color is #798478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837884 color

#837884 rgb(131, 120, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837884 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.1% green and 51.8% blue (131, 120, 132).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#837884 color codes

HEX	`#837884`
RGB	`rgb(131, 120, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 9%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.75, 6.55, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.75, 8.25, 322.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.241, 19.924, 24.605)`
Decimal	`8616068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837884, 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 #837884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #837884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837884; }
.text { color: #837884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 120 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837884, #84787f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #837884?: #837884 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837884?: The RGB value is 131, 120, 132: 131 red, 120 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837884?: The complementary color is #798478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.