What color is #847572?

#847572 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847572?

The RGB value is 132, 117, 114: 132 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847572?

The complementary color is #728184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847572 color

#847572 rgb(132, 117, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847572 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.9% green and 44.7% blue (132, 117, 114).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#847572 color codes

HEX	`#847572`
RGB	`rgb(132, 117, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.5, 5.26, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.5, 6.47, 35.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.914, 18.843, 18.557)`
Decimal	`8680818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847572, 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 #847572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #847572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847572; }
.text { color: #847572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 117 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847572, #847e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847572?: #847572 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847572?: The RGB value is 132, 117, 114: 132 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847572?: The complementary color is #728184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.