What color is #847282?

#847282 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847282?

The RGB value is 132, 114, 130: 132 red, 114 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847282?

The complementary color is #728474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847282 color

#847282 rgb(132, 114, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847282 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 44.7% green and 51% blue (132, 114, 130).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#847282 color codes

HEX	`#847282`
RGB	`rgb(132, 114, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 44.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.16, 10.04, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.16, 11.79, 328.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.562, 18.552, 23.665)`
Decimal	`8680066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847282, 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 #847282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #847282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847282; }
.text { color: #847282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 114 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847282, #847279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #847282?: #847282 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847282?: The RGB value is 132, 114, 130: 132 red, 114 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847282?: The complementary color is #728474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.