What color is #837B8B?

#837B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837B8B?

The RGB value is 131, 123, 139: 131 red, 123 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837B8B?

The complementary color is #838B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837B8B color

#837B8B rgb(131, 123, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837B8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.2% green and 54.5% blue (131, 123, 139).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#837B8B color codes

HEX	`#837B8B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 123, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, 6.25, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 9.81, 309.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.102, 20.855, 27.335)`
Decimal	`8616843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837B8B, 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 #837B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #837B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837b8b; }
.text { color: #837b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 123 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837b8b, #8b7b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #837B8B?: #837B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837B8B?: The RGB value is 131, 123, 139: 131 red, 123 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837B8B?: The complementary color is #838B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.