What color is #847146?

#847146 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847146?

The RGB value is 132, 113, 70: 132 red, 113 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847146?

The complementary color is #465984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847146 color

#847146 rgb(132, 113, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847146 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 44.3% green and 27.5% blue (132, 113, 70).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 47% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#847146 color codes

HEX	`#847146`
RGB	`rgb(132, 113, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 44.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 47%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.46, 1.23, 26.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.46, 26.59, 87.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.527, 17.159, 8.235)`
Decimal	`8679750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847146, 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 #847146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#847146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	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 #847146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847146; }
.text { color: #847146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 113 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847146, #788446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #847146?: #847146 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847146?: The RGB value is 132, 113, 70: 132 red, 113 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847146?: The complementary color is #465984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.