#83797b

Color #83797b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.59 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#83797b

RGB

rgb(131, 121, 123)

HSL

hsl(348, 4%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 7.6%, 51.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 6.1%, 48.6%)

LAB

lab(51.76, 4.2, 0.29)

LCH

lch(51.76, 4.21, 3.95)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.0126, 3.63)

HWB

hwb(348, 47.5%, 48.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798381

Analogous

#837980

#83797b

#837c79

Triadic

#83797b

#7b8379

#797b83

Split-complementary

#83797b

#79837c

#798083

Tetradic

#83797b

#838179

#798381

#797b83

Square

#83797b

#808379

#798381

#7c7983

Shades

Color #83797b mixed toward black.

#6d6566

#575152

#423c3d

#2c2829

#161414

Tints

Color #83797b mixed toward white.

#988f91

#aca6a7

#c1bcbd

#d6d2d3

#eae9e9

Tones

Color #83797b mixed toward gray.

#827a7b

#817b7c

#807b7c

#807c7d

#7f7d7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f7b · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#7f807a · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#837a7a · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #83797b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83797b]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#83797b (#83797b) is rgb(131, 121, 123) in RGB.

No, #83797b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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