What color is #847469?

#847469 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847469?

The RGB value is 132, 116, 105: 132 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847469?

The complementary color is #697984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847469?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847469 color

#847469 rgb(132, 116, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847469 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.5% green and 41.2% blue (132, 116, 105).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#847469 color codes

HEX	`#847469`
RGB	`rgb(132, 116, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50, 4.3, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50, 9.4, 62.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.311, 18.417, 15.952)`
Decimal	`8680553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847469, 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 #847469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #847469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847469; }
.text { color: #847469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 116 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847469, #848269); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847469?: #847469 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847469?: The RGB value is 132, 116, 105: 132 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847469?: The complementary color is #697984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847469?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.