What color is #837E8B?

#837E8B is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837E8B?

The RGB value is 131, 126, 139: 131 red, 126 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837E8B?

The complementary color is #868B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837E8B color

#837E8B rgb(131, 126, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837E8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.4% green and 54.5% blue (131, 126, 139).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#837E8B color codes

HEX	`#837E8B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 126, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, 4.51, -6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 7.78, 305.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.48, 21.611, 27.461)`
Decimal	`8617611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837E8B, 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 #837E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #837E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837e8b; }
.text { color: #837e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 126 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837e8b, #8a7e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #837E8B?: #837E8B is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837E8B?: The RGB value is 131, 126, 139: 131 red, 126 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837E8B?: The complementary color is #868B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.