What color is #847668?

#847668 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847668?

The RGB value is 132, 118, 104: 132 red, 118 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847668?

The complementary color is #687684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847668?

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.

#847668 color

#847668 rgb(132, 118, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847668 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 46.3% green and 40.8% blue (132, 118, 104).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#847668 color codes

HEX	`#847668`
RGB	`rgb(132, 118, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 46.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, 2.98, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 10.14, 72.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.493, 18.862, 15.761)`
Decimal	`8681064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847668, 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 #847668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847668 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 #847668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847668; }
.text { color: #847668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 118 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847668, #848468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #847668?: #847668 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847668?: The RGB value is 132, 118, 104: 132 red, 118 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847668?: The complementary color is #687684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847668?: 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.