What color is #847662?

#847662 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847662?

The RGB value is 132, 118, 98: 132 red, 118 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847662?

The complementary color is #627084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847662?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847662 color

#847662 rgb(132, 118, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847662 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 46.3% green and 38.4% blue (132, 118, 98).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#847662 color codes

HEX	`#847662`
RGB	`rgb(132, 118, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 46.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, 2.03, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 13.17, 81.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.199, 18.745, 14.212)`
Decimal	`8681058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847662, 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 #847662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #847662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847662; }
.text { color: #847662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 118 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847662, #818462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847662?: #847662 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847662?: The RGB value is 132, 118, 98: 132 red, 118 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847662?: The complementary color is #627084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847662?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.