#837C83

A medium, muted neutral closely aligning with Gray.

About #837C83

The hex code #837C83 represents a beautifully specific shade of neutral. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Gray. Its digital footprint relies on 131 parts red, 124 parts green, and 131 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 5% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 300.0° hue, 2.7% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#837C83
RGB131, 124, 131
HSL300.0°, 2.7%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 5%, 0%, 49%
HSV300.0°, 5.3%, 51.4%
LAB52.8, 4.0, -2.9
XYZ20.7, 20.9, 24.4
Decimal8617091

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.18:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.88:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.40:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #837C83; }
.text-color { color: #837C83; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #837C83; }

Similar Colors

Gray
#808080