#837978

Color #837978

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.54 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#837978

RGB

rgb(131, 121, 120)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 4.4%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 8.4%, 51.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 8.4%, 48.6%)

LAB

lab(51.67, 3.63, 1.93)

LCH

lch(51.67, 4.11, 28)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.0124, 24.29)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 47.1%, 48.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788283

Analogous

#83787c

#837978

#837e78

Triadic

#837978

#788379

#797883

Split-complementary

#837978

#78837e

#787c83

Tetradic

#837978

#828378

#788283

#797883

Square

#837978

#7c8378

#788283

#7e7883

Shades

Color #837978 mixed toward black.

#6d6564

#575150

#413c3c

#2c2828

#161414

Tints

Color #837978 mixed toward white.

#988f8e

#aca6a5

#c1bcbb

#d6d2d2

#eae9e8

Tones

Color #837978 mixed toward gray.

#827a79

#817a7a

#807b7b

#7f7c7c

#7e7d7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f78 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#7f8078 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#837878 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #837978;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#837978]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#837978 (#837978) is rgb(131, 121, 120) in RGB.

No, #837978 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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