What color is #847160?

#847160 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847160?

The RGB value is 132, 113, 96: 132 red, 113 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847160?

The complementary color is #607384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847160 color

#847160 rgb(132, 113, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847160 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 44.3% green and 37.6% blue (132, 113, 96).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aztec Temple (#84705B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#847160 color codes

HEX	`#847160`
RGB	`rgb(132, 113, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 44.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.96, 4.63, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.96, 13.04, 69.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.532, 17.561, 13.53)`
Decimal	`8679776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847160, 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 #847160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#847160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #847160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847160; }
.text { color: #847160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 113 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847160, #848360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847160?: #847160 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847160?: The RGB value is 132, 113, 96: 132 red, 113 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847160?: The complementary color is #607384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.