What color is #837E89?

#837E89 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837E89?

The RGB value is 131, 126, 137: 131 red, 126 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837E89?

The complementary color is #84897E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837E89 color

#837E89 rgb(131, 126, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837E89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.4% green and 53.7% blue (131, 126, 137).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#837E89 color codes

HEX	`#837E89`
RGB	`rgb(131, 126, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 8%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.55, 4.09, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.55, 6.67, 307.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.336, 21.553, 26.698)`
Decimal	`8617609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837E89, 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 #837E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #837E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837e89; }
.text { color: #837e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 126 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837e89, #887e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #837E89?: #837E89 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837E89?: The RGB value is 131, 126, 137: 131 red, 126 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837E89?: The complementary color is #84897E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.