What color is #847073?

#847073 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847073?

The RGB value is 132, 112, 115: 132 red, 112 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847073?

The complementary color is #708481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847073?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847073 color

#847073 rgb(132, 112, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847073 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 43.9% green and 45.1% blue (132, 112, 115).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#847073 color codes

HEX	`#847073`
RGB	`rgb(132, 112, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 43.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.17, 8.36, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.17, 8.45, 8.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.404, 17.732, 18.669)`
Decimal	`8679539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847073, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #847073	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#847073 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #847073 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847073; }
.text { color: #847073; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847073; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 112 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847073, #847770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #847073?: #847073 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847073?: The RGB value is 132, 112, 115: 132 red, 112 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847073?: The complementary color is #708481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847073?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.