What color is #847843?

#847843 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 #847843?

The RGB value is 132, 120, 67: 132 red, 120 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847843?

The complementary color is #434F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847843?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847843 color

#847843 rgb(132, 120, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847843 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.1% green and 26.3% blue (132, 120, 67).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#847843 color codes

HEX	`#847843`
RGB	`rgb(132, 120, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, -3.09, 30.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 30.78, 95.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.246, 18.744, 8.019)`
Decimal	`8681539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847843, 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 #847843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #847843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847843; }
.text { color: #847843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 120 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847843, #708443); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #847843?: #847843 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 #847843?: The RGB value is 132, 120, 67: 132 red, 120 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847843?: The complementary color is #434F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847843?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.