What color is #83857B?

#83857B is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83857B?

The RGB value is 131, 133, 123: 131 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83857B?

The complementary color is #7D7B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83857B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83857B color

#83857B rgb(131, 133, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83857B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.2% green and 48.2% blue (131, 133, 123).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#83857B color codes

HEX	`#83857B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 133, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.1, -2.67, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.1, 5.79, 117.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.322, 23.03, 22.057)`
Decimal	`8619387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83857B, 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 #83857B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83857B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #83857B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83857b; }
.text { color: #83857b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83857b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 133 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83857b, #7e857b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #83857B?: #83857B is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83857B?: The RGB value is 131, 133, 123: 131 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83857B?: The complementary color is #7D7B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83857B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.