What color is #837A87?

#837A87 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837A87?

The RGB value is 131, 122, 135: 131 red, 122 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837A87?

The complementary color is #7E877A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837A87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837A87 color

#837A87 rgb(131, 122, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837A87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.8% green and 52.9% blue (131, 122, 135).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#837A87 color codes

HEX	`#837A87`
RGB	`rgb(131, 122, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, 6, -5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 8.36, 315.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.692, 20.494, 25.783)`
Decimal	`8616583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837A87, 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 #837A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #837A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837a87; }
.text { color: #837a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 122 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837a87, #877a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #837A87?: #837A87 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837A87?: The RGB value is 131, 122, 135: 131 red, 122 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837A87?: The complementary color is #7E877A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837A87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.