What color is #847580?

#847580 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847580?

The RGB value is 132, 117, 128: 132 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847580?

The complementary color is #758479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847580 color

#847580 rgb(132, 117, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847580 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.9% green and 50.2% blue (132, 117, 128).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#847580 color codes

HEX	`#847580`
RGB	`rgb(132, 117, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.91, 7.88, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.91, 8.79, 333.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.773, 19.187, 23.08)`
Decimal	`8680832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847580, 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 #847580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #847580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847580; }
.text { color: #847580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 117 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847580, #847579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #847580?: #847580 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847580?: The RGB value is 132, 117, 128: 132 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847580?: The complementary color is #758479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.