What color is #837E7A?

#837E7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837E7A?

The RGB value is 131, 126, 122: 131 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837E7A?

The complementary color is #7A7F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837E7A color

#837E7A rgb(131, 126, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837E7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.4% green and 47.8% blue (131, 126, 122).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#837E7A color codes

HEX	`#837E7A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 126, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 7%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, 1.13, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 3.06, 68.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.333, 21.152, 21.42)`
Decimal	`8617594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837E7A, 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 #837E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #837E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837e7a; }
.text { color: #837e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 126 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837e7a, #83837a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #837E7A?: #837E7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837E7A?: The RGB value is 131, 126, 122: 131 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837E7A?: The complementary color is #7A7F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.