What color is #847841?

#847841 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847841?

The RGB value is 132, 120, 65: 132 red, 120 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847841?

The complementary color is #414D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847841?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847841 color

#847841 rgb(132, 120, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847841 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.1% green and 25.5% blue (132, 120, 65).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 51% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#847841 color codes

HEX	`#847841`
RGB	`rgb(132, 120, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 51%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 51%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, -3.29, 31.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 31.85, 95.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.187, 18.721, 7.708)`
Decimal	`8681537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847841, 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 #847841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #847841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847841; }
.text { color: #847841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 120 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847841, #6f8441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #847841?: #847841 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847841?: The RGB value is 132, 120, 65: 132 red, 120 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847841?: The complementary color is #414D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847841?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.