What color is #837980?

#837980 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837980?

The RGB value is 131, 121, 128: 131 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837980?

The complementary color is #79837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837980 color

#837980 rgb(131, 121, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837980 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.5% green and 50.2% blue (131, 121, 128).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% 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 5.01:1).

#837980 color codes

HEX	`#837980`
RGB	`rgb(131, 121, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, 5.17, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 5.71, 334.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.093, 20.059, 23.231)`
Decimal	`8616320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837980, 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 #837980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #837980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837980; }
.text { color: #837980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 121 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837980, #83797b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #837980?: #837980 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837980?: The RGB value is 131, 121, 128: 131 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837980?: The complementary color is #79837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.