What color is #847776?

#847776 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847776?

The RGB value is 132, 119, 118: 132 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847776?

The complementary color is #768384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847776 color

#847776 rgb(132, 119, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847776 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 46.7% green and 46.3% blue (132, 119, 118).

Its hue angle is 4°, 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 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#847776 color codes

HEX	`#847776`
RGB	`rgb(132, 119, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 46.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.16, 4.82, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.16, 5.37, 26.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.382, 19.408, 19.861)`
Decimal	`8681334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847776, 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 #847776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #847776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847776; }
.text { color: #847776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 119 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847776, #847e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #847776?: #847776 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847776?: The RGB value is 132, 119, 118: 132 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847776?: The complementary color is #768384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.