What color is #847387?

#847387 is a gray, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847387?

The RGB value is 132, 115, 135: 132 red, 115 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847387?

The complementary color is #768773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847387 color

#847387 rgb(132, 115, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #847387 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.1% green and 52.9% blue (132, 115, 135).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#847387 color codes

HEX	`#847387`
RGB	`rgb(132, 115, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, 10.47, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 13.48, 320.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.019, 18.917, 25.514)`
Decimal	`8680327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847387, 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 #847387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #847387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847387; }
.text { color: #847387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 115 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847387, #877380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #847387?: #847387 is a gray, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847387?: The RGB value is 132, 115, 135: 132 red, 115 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847387?: The complementary color is #768773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.