What color is #837D8D?

#837D8D is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837D8D?

The RGB value is 131, 125, 141: 131 red, 125 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837D8D?

The complementary color is #878D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837D8D color

#837D8D rgb(131, 125, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837D8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49% green and 55.3% blue (131, 125, 141).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#837D8D color codes

HEX	`#837D8D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 125, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, 5.51, -7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 9.57, 305.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.501, 21.416, 28.195)`
Decimal	`8617357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837D8D, 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 #837D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #837D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837d8d; }
.text { color: #837d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 125 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837d8d, #8b7d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #837D8D?: #837D8D is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837D8D?: The RGB value is 131, 125, 141: 131 red, 125 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837D8D?: The complementary color is #878D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.