Recognised as Colour

#837C75

#837C75
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#837C75 is a grey with RGB values 131, 124, 117 and HSL 30°, 6%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#837C75

RGBrgb(131, 124, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4863, 0.4588

RGB percentages51.4%, 48.6%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(30, 5.6%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 10.7%, 51.4%)

CMYK0%, 5.3%, 10.7%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,617,077

CSS custom property--colour: #837C75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#7C838A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7C75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#807E75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#867A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.1 Dim grey · ΔE 9.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Dark grey · ΔE 17.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.09, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#757C83

Analogous#837575, #838375

Triadic#75837C, #7C7583

Split complementary#758383, #757583

Tetradic#758375, #757C83, #837583

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4E2E0

Lighter +30%#CCC9C5

Lighter +20%#B4AFAA

Lighter +10%#9B9690

Darker −10%#68625D

Darker −20%#4D4945

Darker −30%#322F2D

Darker −40%#171615

More saturated +25%#A27C56

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R131

G124

B117

Red131 (51.4%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)5.65%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 83 · G 7C · B 75

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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