What color is #837F7D?

#837F7D is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837F7D?

The RGB value is 131, 127, 125: 131 red, 127 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837F7D?

The complementary color is #7D8183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837F7D?

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.

#837F7D color

#837F7D rgb(131, 127, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837F7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.8% green and 49% blue (131, 127, 125).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 2% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Lingering Storm (#858381), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#837F7D color codes

HEX	`#837F7D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 127, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 2%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 5%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, 1.12, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 1.97, 55.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.651, 21.485, 22.457)`
Decimal	`8617853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837F7D, 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 #837F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837F7D 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 #837F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837f7d; }
.text { color: #837f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 127 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837f7d, #83827d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #837F7D?: #837F7D is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837F7D?: The RGB value is 131, 127, 125: 131 red, 127 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837F7D?: The complementary color is #7D8183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837F7D?: 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.