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#837D7D

#837d7d ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#837d7d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 49.02% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.58% magenta, 4.58% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.36% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2097

Complementary

  1. #837d7d
  2. #7d8383

Split complementary

  1. #837d7d
  2. #7d8380
  3. #7d8083

Analogous

  1. #837d80
  2. #837d7d
  3. #83807d

Triadic

  1. #837d7d
  2. #7d837d
  3. #7d7d83

Tetradic

  1. #837d7d
  2. #83837d
  3. #7d8383
  4. #7d7d83

Square

  1. #837d7d
  2. #80837d
  3. #7d8383
  4. #807d83

Monochromatic

  1. #353232
  2. #5c5858
  3. #837d7d
  4. #a8a4a4
  5. #cecbcb

Shades

#837d7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #837d7d
  2. #767171
  3. #696464
  4. #5c5858
  5. #4f4b4b
  6. #423f3f
  7. #343232
  8. #272626
  9. #1a1919
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#837d7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #837d7d
  2. #8f8a8a
  3. #9c9797
  4. #a8a4a4
  5. #b5b1b1
  6. #c1bebe
  7. #cdcbcb
  8. #dad8d8
  9. #e6e5e5
  10. #f3f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#837d7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #837d7d
  2. #837d7d
  3. #827e7e
  4. #827e7e
  5. #827e7e
  6. #827f7f
  7. #817f7f
  8. #817f7f
  9. #817f7f
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #807e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e7e7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7f7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #847d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #807d7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #817e7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #847d7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-837d7d {
  color: #837d7d;
}
Background
.bg-837d7d {
  background-color: #837d7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-837d7d {
  border: 2px solid #837d7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #837d7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 125 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-837d7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #837d7d, #83807d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-837d7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 125 125 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.31 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.31 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.79 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.36 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.06 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.06 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.44 #7c8282 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Gray
#837d7d  rgb(131, 125, 125)  hsl(0, 2%, 50%)  Gray
#7d8383  rgb(125, 131, 131)  hsl(180, 2%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#7d837d  rgb(125, 131, 125)  hsl(120, 2%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#7d7d83  rgb(125, 125, 131)  hsl(240, 2%, 50%)  Gray