What color is #847269?

#847269 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847269?

The RGB value is 132, 114, 105: 132 red, 114 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847269?

The complementary color is #697B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847269?

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

#847269 color

#847269 rgb(132, 114, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847269 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 44.7% green and 41.2% blue (132, 114, 105).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#847269 color codes

HEX	`#847269`
RGB	`rgb(132, 114, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 44.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, 5.47, 7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 9.34, 54.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.083, 17.961, 15.876)`
Decimal	`8680041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847269, 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 #847269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#847269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #847269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847269; }
.text { color: #847269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 114 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847269, #848069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847269?: #847269 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847269?: The RGB value is 132, 114, 105: 132 red, 114 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847269?: The complementary color is #697B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.