What color is #847280?

#847280 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847280?

The RGB value is 132, 114, 128: 132 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847280?

The complementary color is #728476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847280?

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

#847280 color

#847280 rgb(132, 114, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847280 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 44.7% green and 50.2% blue (132, 114, 128).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#847280 color codes

HEX	`#847280`
RGB	`rgb(132, 114, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 44.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.1, 9.64, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.1, 10.9, 332.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.429, 18.499, 22.965)`
Decimal	`8680064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847280, 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 #847280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #847280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847280; }
.text { color: #847280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 114 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847280, #847277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #847280?: #847280 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847280?: The RGB value is 132, 114, 128: 132 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847280?: The complementary color is #728476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.