What color is #838177?

#838177 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838177?

The RGB value is 131, 129, 119: 131 red, 129 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838177?

The complementary color is #777983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838177 color

#838177 rgb(131, 129, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838177 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 50.6% green and 46.7% blue (131, 129, 119).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#838177 color codes

HEX	`#838177`
RGB	`rgb(131, 129, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 50.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, -1.14, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 5.8, 101.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.54, 21.858, 20.586)`
Decimal	`8618359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838177, 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 #838177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #838177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838177; }
.text { color: #838177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 129 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838177, #7f8377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #838177?: #838177 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838177?: The RGB value is 131, 129, 119: 131 red, 129 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838177?: The complementary color is #777983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.