What color is #847374?

#847374 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847374?

The RGB value is 132, 115, 116: 132 red, 115 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847374?

The complementary color is #738483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847374 color

#847374 rgb(132, 115, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847374 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.1% green and 45.5% blue (132, 115, 116).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#847374 color codes

HEX	`#847374`
RGB	`rgb(132, 115, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.01, 6.78, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.01, 7.04, 15.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.799, 18.428, 19.086)`
Decimal	`8680308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847374, 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 #847374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #847374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847374; }
.text { color: #847374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 115 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847374, #847b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #847374?: #847374 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847374?: The RGB value is 132, 115, 116: 132 red, 115 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847374?: The complementary color is #738483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.