What color is #847775?

#847775 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847775?

The RGB value is 132, 119, 117: 132 red, 119 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847775?

The complementary color is #758284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847775 color

#847775 rgb(132, 119, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847775 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 46.7% green and 45.9% blue (132, 119, 117).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#847775 color codes

HEX	`#847775`
RGB	`rgb(132, 119, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 46.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, 4.63, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 5.48, 32.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.323, 19.384, 19.55)`
Decimal	`8681333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847775, 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 #847775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #847775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847775; }
.text { color: #847775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 119 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847775, #847f75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #847775?: #847775 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847775?: The RGB value is 132, 119, 117: 132 red, 119 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847775?: The complementary color is #758284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.