What color is #837A79?

#837A79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837A79?

The RGB value is 131, 122, 121: 131 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837A79?

The complementary color is #798283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837A79 color

#837A79 rgb(131, 122, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837A79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.8% green and 47.5% blue (131, 122, 121).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#837A79 color codes

HEX	`#837A79`
RGB	`rgb(131, 122, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.98, 3.24, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.98, 3.7, 28.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.77, 20.125, 20.928)`
Decimal	`8616569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837A79, 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 #837A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #837A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837a79; }
.text { color: #837a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 122 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837a79, #837f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #837A79?: #837A79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837A79?: The RGB value is 131, 122, 121: 131 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837A79?: The complementary color is #798283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.