What color is #847759?

#847759 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847759?

The RGB value is 132, 119, 89: 132 red, 119 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847759?

The complementary color is #596684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847759?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847759 color

#847759 rgb(132, 119, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847759 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 46.7% green and 34.9% blue (132, 119, 89).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#847759 color codes

HEX	`#847759`
RGB	`rgb(132, 119, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 46.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.48, 0.14, 18.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.48, 18.36, 89.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.916, 18.821, 12.138)`
Decimal	`8681305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847759, 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 #847759	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847759 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #847759 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847759; }
.text { color: #847759; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847759; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 119 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847759, #7b8459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #847759?: #847759 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847759?: The RGB value is 132, 119, 89: 132 red, 119 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847759?: The complementary color is #596684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847759?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.