What color is #837C7E?

#837C7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837C7E?

The RGB value is 131, 124, 126: 131 red, 124 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837C7E?

The complementary color is #7C8381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837C7E color

#837C7E rgb(131, 124, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837C7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.6% green and 49.4% blue (131, 124, 126).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 3% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#837C7E color codes

HEX	`#837C7E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 124, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 3%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 5%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, 3.04, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 3.04, 357.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.333, 20.747, 22.668)`
Decimal	`8617086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837C7E, 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 #837C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #837C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837c7e; }
.text { color: #837c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 124 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837c7e, #837e7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #837C7E?: #837C7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837C7E?: The RGB value is 131, 124, 126: 131 red, 124 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837C7E?: The complementary color is #7C8381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.