What color is #847079?

#847079 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847079?

The RGB value is 132, 112, 121: 132 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847079?

The complementary color is #70847B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847079?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847079 color

#847079 rgb(132, 112, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847079 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 43.9% green and 47.5% blue (132, 112, 121).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#847079 color codes

HEX	`#847079`
RGB	`rgb(132, 112, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 43.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.34, 9.47, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.34, 9.69, 347.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.761, 17.875, 20.547)`
Decimal	`8679545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847079, 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 #847079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#847079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #847079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847079; }
.text { color: #847079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 112 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847079, #847170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #847079?: #847079 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847079?: The RGB value is 132, 112, 121: 132 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847079?: The complementary color is #70847B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847079?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.