What color is #847463?

#847463 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847463?

The RGB value is 132, 116, 99: 132 red, 116 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847463?

The complementary color is #637384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847463?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847463 color

#847463 rgb(132, 116, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847463 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.5% green and 38.8% blue (132, 116, 99).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#847463 color codes

HEX	`#847463`
RGB	`rgb(132, 116, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 25%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.86, 3.34, 11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.86, 12.15, 74.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.013, 18.298, 14.385)`
Decimal	`8680547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847463, 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 #847463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#847463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #847463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847463; }
.text { color: #847463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 116 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847463, #848463); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847463?: #847463 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847463?: The RGB value is 132, 116, 99: 132 red, 116 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847463?: The complementary color is #637384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847463?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.