What color is #84736C?

#84736C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84736C?

The RGB value is 132, 115, 108: 132 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84736C?

The complementary color is #6C7D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84736C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84736C color

#84736C rgb(132, 115, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84736C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.1% green and 42.4% blue (132, 115, 108).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#84736C color codes

HEX	`#84736C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 115, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 18%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 5.38, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 8.29, 49.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.353, 18.25, 16.74)`
Decimal	`8680300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84736C, 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 #84736C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84736C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #84736C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84736c; }
.text { color: #84736c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84736c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 115 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84736c, #847f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #84736C?: #84736C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84736C?: The RGB value is 132, 115, 108: 132 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84736C?: The complementary color is #6C7D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84736C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.