What color is #837E87?

#837E87 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837E87?

The RGB value is 131, 126, 135: 131 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837E87?

The complementary color is #82877E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837E87 color

#837E87 rgb(131, 126, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837E87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.4% green and 52.9% blue (131, 126, 135).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#837E87 color codes

HEX	`#837E87`
RGB	`rgb(131, 126, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.49, 3.68, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.49, 5.58, 311.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.193, 21.496, 25.95)`
Decimal	`8617607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837E87, 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 #837E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #837E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837e87; }
.text { color: #837e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 126 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837e87, #877e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #837E87?: #837E87 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837E87?: The RGB value is 131, 126, 135: 131 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837E87?: The complementary color is #82877E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.