What color is #847170?

#847170 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847170?

The RGB value is 132, 113, 112: 132 red, 113 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847170?

The complementary color is #708384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847170 color

#847170 rgb(132, 113, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847170 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 44.3% green and 43.9% blue (132, 113, 112).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#847170 color codes

HEX	`#847170`
RGB	`rgb(132, 113, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 44.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 7.24, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 7.96, 24.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.345, 17.886, 17.812)`
Decimal	`8679792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847170, 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 #847170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#847170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #847170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847170; }
.text { color: #847170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 113 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847170, #847b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847170?: #847170 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847170?: The RGB value is 132, 113, 112: 132 red, 113 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847170?: The complementary color is #708384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.