Information about #837373 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued grey, #837373 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Oilskin (#82776E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Empress (#7C7173) and Stonehenge (#827A71).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(131, 115, 115)), which gives #837373 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. No one has named #837373 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#837373 color variations
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#837373 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#837373 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#837373 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#837373 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#837373 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #837373 color
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Nearest named colors to #837373
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#82776E
#7C7173
#827A71
#867970
#89756F
#867A6F
#7A7772
#7A7679
#847E71
#8E7471
#7C7C72
#787774
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#837373
- RGB131, 115, 115
- CMYK0, 6, 6, 49
- CSSrgb(131, 115, 115)
- HSL0°, 7%, 48%
- HSL Precise0°, 6.504%, 48.235%
- HSV0°, 12%, 51%
- HSB0°, 12%, 51%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
- GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.451, 0.451)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.451, 0.451, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.451, 0.451)
- Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID837373
- DECIMAL ID8614771
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
