What color is #83878E?

#83878E is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83878E?

The RGB value is 131, 135, 142: 131 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83878E?

The complementary color is #8E8A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83878E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83878E color

#83878E rgb(131, 135, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83878E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.9% green and 55.7% blue (131, 135, 142).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#83878E color codes

HEX	`#83878E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 135, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, -0.03, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 4.25, 269.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.906, 24.106, 29.032)`
Decimal	`8619918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83878E, 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 #83878E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83878E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #83878E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83878e; }
.text { color: #83878e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83878e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 135 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83878e, #84838e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #83878E?: #83878E is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83878E?: The RGB value is 131, 135, 142: 131 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83878E?: The complementary color is #8E8A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83878E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.