What color is #837C81?

#837C81 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837C81?

The RGB value is 131, 124, 129: 131 red, 124 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837C81?

The complementary color is #7C837E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837C81 color

#837C81 rgb(131, 124, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837C81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.6% green and 50.6% blue (131, 124, 129).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 3% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#837C81 color codes

HEX	`#837C81`
RGB	`rgb(131, 124, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 3%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 5%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.76, 3.63, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.76, 4.03, 334.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.53, 20.826, 23.703)`
Decimal	`8617089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837C81, 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 #837C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #837C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837c81; }
.text { color: #837c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 124 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837c81, #837c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #837C81?: #837C81 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837C81?: The RGB value is 131, 124, 129: 131 red, 124 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837C81?: The complementary color is #7C837E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.