What color is #837F91?

#837F91 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837F91?

The RGB value is 131, 127, 145: 131 red, 127 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837F91?

The complementary color is #8D917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837F91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837F91 color

#837F91 rgb(131, 127, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837F91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.8% green and 56.9% blue (131, 127, 145).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#837F91 color codes

HEX	`#837F91`
RGB	`rgb(131, 127, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.08, 5.21, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.08, 10.52, 299.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.059, 22.048, 29.876)`
Decimal	`8617873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837F91, 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 #837F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #837F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837f91; }
.text { color: #837f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 127 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837f91, #8c7f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #837F91?: #837F91 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837F91?: The RGB value is 131, 127, 145: 131 red, 127 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837F91?: The complementary color is #8D917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837F91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.