What color is #837D7C?

#837D7C is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837D7C?

The RGB value is 131, 125, 124: 131 red, 125 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837D7C?

The complementary color is #7C8283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837D7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837D7C color

#837D7C rgb(131, 125, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837D7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49% green and 48.6% blue (131, 125, 124).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 3% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#837D7C color codes

HEX	`#837D7C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 125, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 3%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 5%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 2.08, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 2.48, 33.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.331, 20.948, 22.037)`
Decimal	`8617340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837D7C, 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 #837D7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837D7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #837D7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837d7c; }
.text { color: #837d7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837d7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 125 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837d7c, #83817c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #837D7C?: #837D7C is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837D7C?: The RGB value is 131, 125, 124: 131 red, 125 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837D7C?: The complementary color is #7C8283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837D7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.