What color is #847861?

#847861 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847861?

The RGB value is 132, 120, 97: 132 red, 120 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847861?

The complementary color is #616D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847861?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847861 color

#847861 rgb(132, 120, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847861 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.1% green and 38% blue (132, 120, 97).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#847861 color codes

HEX	`#847861`
RGB	`rgb(132, 120, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, 0.73, 14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 14.35, 87.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.39, 19.202, 14.045)`
Decimal	`8681569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847861, 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 #847861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #847861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847861; }
.text { color: #847861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 120 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847861, #7f8461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #847861?: #847861 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847861?: The RGB value is 132, 120, 97: 132 red, 120 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847861?: The complementary color is #616D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847861?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.