What color is #83887E?

#83887E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83887E?

The RGB value is 131, 136, 126: 131 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83887E?

The complementary color is #837E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83887E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83887E color

#83887E rgb(131, 136, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83887E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.3% green and 49.4% blue (131, 136, 126).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#83887E color codes

HEX	`#83887E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 136, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -3.8, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 6.07, 128.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.93, 23.94, 23.2)`
Decimal	`8620158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83887E, 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 #83887E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83887E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #83887E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83887e; }
.text { color: #83887e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83887e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 136 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83887e, #7e887e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #83887E?: #83887E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83887E?: The RGB value is 131, 136, 126: 131 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83887E?: The complementary color is #837E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83887E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.