What color is #847362?

#847362 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847362?

The RGB value is 132, 115, 98: 132 red, 115 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847362?

The complementary color is #627384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847362?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847362 color

#847362 rgb(132, 115, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847362 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.1% green and 38.4% blue (132, 115, 98).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aztec Temple (#84705B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#847362 color codes

HEX	`#847362`
RGB	`rgb(132, 115, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, 3.77, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 12.44, 72.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.851, 18.049, 14.096)`
Decimal	`8680290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847362, 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 #847362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#847362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #847362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847362; }
.text { color: #847362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 115 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847362, #848462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847362?: #847362 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847362?: The RGB value is 132, 115, 98: 132 red, 115 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847362?: The complementary color is #627384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847362?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.