What color is #83897F?

#83897F is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83897F?

The RGB value is 131, 137, 127: 131 red, 137 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83897F?

The complementary color is #857F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83897F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83897F color

#83897F rgb(131, 137, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83897F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.7% green and 49.8% blue (131, 137, 127).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#83897F color codes

HEX	`#83897F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 137, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.34, -4.17, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.34, 6.21, 132.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.136, 24.249, 23.589)`
Decimal	`8620415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83897F, 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 #83897F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83897F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #83897F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83897f; }
.text { color: #83897f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83897f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 137 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83897f, #7f8980); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83897F?: #83897F is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83897F?: The RGB value is 131, 137, 127: 131 red, 137 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83897F?: The complementary color is #857F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83897F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.