What color is #847481?

#847481 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847481?

The RGB value is 132, 116, 129: 132 red, 116 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847481?

The complementary color is #748477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847481 color

#847481 rgb(132, 116, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847481 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.5% green and 50.6% blue (132, 116, 129).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#847481 color codes

HEX	`#847481`
RGB	`rgb(132, 116, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.67, 8.66, -4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.67, 9.92, 330.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.723, 18.982, 23.389)`
Decimal	`8680577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847481, 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 #847481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #847481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847481; }
.text { color: #847481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 116 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847481, #847479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #847481?: #847481 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847481?: The RGB value is 132, 116, 129: 132 red, 116 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847481?: The complementary color is #748477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.