What color is #83807A?

#83807A is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83807A?

The RGB value is 131, 128, 122: 131 red, 128 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83807A?

The complementary color is #7A7D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83807A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83807A color

#83807A rgb(131, 128, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83807A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 50.2% green and 47.8% blue (131, 128, 122).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#83807A color codes

HEX	`#83807A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 128, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 50.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 7%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.67, -0.02, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.67, 3.65, 90.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.592, 21.669, 21.506)`
Decimal	`8618106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83807A, 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 #83807A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83807A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #83807A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83807a; }
.text { color: #83807a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83807a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 128 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83807a, #82837a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #83807A?: #83807A is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83807A?: The RGB value is 131, 128, 122: 131 red, 128 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83807A?: The complementary color is #7A7D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83807A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.