What color is #847686?

#847686 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847686?

The RGB value is 132, 118, 134: 132 red, 118 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847686?

The complementary color is #788676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847686 color

#847686 rgb(132, 118, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847686 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 46.3% green and 52.5% blue (132, 118, 134).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#847686 color codes

HEX	`#847686`
RGB	`rgb(132, 118, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 46.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.36, 8.5, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.36, 10.85, 321.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.297, 19.584, 25.26)`
Decimal	`8681094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847686, 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 #847686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #847686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847686; }
.text { color: #847686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 118 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847686, #867680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #847686?: #847686 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847686?: The RGB value is 132, 118, 134: 132 red, 118 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847686?: The complementary color is #788676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.