What color is #837F70?

#837F70 is a gray, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837F70?

The RGB value is 131, 127, 112: 131 red, 127 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837F70?

The complementary color is #707483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837F70?

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.

#837F70 color

#837F70 rgb(131, 127, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837F70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.8% green and 43.9% blue (131, 127, 112).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#837F70 color codes

HEX	`#837F70`
RGB	`rgb(131, 127, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.14, -1.25, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.14, 8.79, 98.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.874, 21.174, 18.366)`
Decimal	`8617840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837F70, 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 #837F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837F70 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 #837F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837f70; }
.text { color: #837f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 127 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837f70, #7d8370); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #837F70?: #837F70 is a gray, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837F70?: The RGB value is 131, 127, 112: 131 red, 127 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837F70?: The complementary color is #707483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837F70?: 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.