What color is #847154?

#847154 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847154?

The RGB value is 132, 113, 84: 132 red, 113 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847154?

The complementary color is #546784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847154 color

#847154 rgb(132, 113, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847154 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 44.3% green and 32.9% blue (132, 113, 84).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 36% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#847154 color codes

HEX	`#847154`
RGB	`rgb(132, 113, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 44.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 36%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.71, 2.93, 18.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.71, 19.1, 81.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.021, 17.357, 10.839)`
Decimal	`8679764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847154, 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 #847154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#847154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #847154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847154; }
.text { color: #847154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 113 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847154, #7f8454); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847154?: #847154 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847154?: The RGB value is 132, 113, 84: 132 red, 113 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847154?: The complementary color is #546784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.