What color is #847473?

#847473 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847473?

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

What is the complementary color of #847473?

The complementary color is #738384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847473?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847473 color

#847473 rgb(132, 116, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847473 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 4°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#847473 color codes

HEX	`#847473`
RGB	`rgb(132, 116, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.26, 6.02, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.26, 6.65, 25.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.855, 18.635, 18.82)`
Decimal	`8680563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847473, 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 #847473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #847473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847473; }
.text { color: #847473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 116 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847473, #847d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847473?: #847473 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847473?: The RGB value is 132, 116, 115: 132 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847473?: The complementary color is #738384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847473?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.