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#837F83

#837f83 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#837f83 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, 49.8% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 1.59% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2164

Complementary

  1. #837f83
  2. #7f837f

Split complementary

  1. #837f83
  2. #81837f
  3. #7f8381

Analogous

  1. #817f83
  2. #837f83
  3. #837f81

Triadic

  1. #837f83
  2. #83837f
  3. #7f8383

Tetradic

  1. #837f83
  2. #837f7f
  3. #7f837f
  4. #7f8383

Square

  1. #837f83
  2. #83817f
  3. #7f837f
  4. #7f8183

Monochromatic

  1. #353435
  2. #5c595c
  3. #837f83
  4. #a9a6a9
  5. #cecdce

Shades

#837f83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #837f83
  2. #767276
  3. #696669
  4. #5c595c
  5. #4f4c4f
  6. #424042
  7. #343334
  8. #272627
  9. #1a191a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#837f83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #837f83
  2. #8f8c8f
  3. #9c999c
  4. #a8a5a8
  5. #b5b2b5
  6. #c1bfc1
  7. #cdcccd
  8. #dad9da
  9. #e6e5e6
  10. #f3f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#837f83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #837f83
  2. #837f83
  3. #827f82
  4. #827f82
  5. #827f82
  6. #828082
  7. #818081
  8. #818081
  9. #818081
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f8083 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808083 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #837f80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #808083 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #818083 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #837f81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-837f83 {
  color: #837f83;
}
Background
.bg-837f83 {
  background-color: #837f83;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-837f83 {
  border: 2px solid #837f83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #837f83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 127 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-837f83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #837f83, #837f81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-837f83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 127 131 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.57 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.50 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.50 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.83 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.83 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.83 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.85 #7c807c Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#837f83  rgb(131, 127, 131)  hsl(300, 2%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7f837f  rgb(127, 131, 127)  hsl(120, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#83837f  rgb(131, 131, 127)  hsl(60, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#7f8383  rgb(127, 131, 131)  hsl(180, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray