What color is #837C79?

#837C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837C79?

The RGB value is 131, 124, 121: 131 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837C79?

The complementary color is #798083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837C79 color

#837C79 rgb(131, 124, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837C79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.6% green and 47.5% blue (131, 124, 121).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#837C79 color codes

HEX	`#837C79`
RGB	`rgb(131, 124, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.53, 2.09, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.53, 3.32, 51.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.019, 20.621, 21.011)`
Decimal	`8617081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837C79, 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 #837C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #837C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837c79; }
.text { color: #837c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 124 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837c79, #838179); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #837C79?: #837C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837C79?: The RGB value is 131, 124, 121: 131 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837C79?: The complementary color is #798083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.