What color is #847876?

#847876 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847876?

The RGB value is 132, 120, 118: 132 red, 120 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847876?

The complementary color is #768284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847876?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847876 color

#847876 rgb(132, 120, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847876 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.1% green and 46.3% blue (132, 120, 118).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#847876 color codes

HEX	`#847876`
RGB	`rgb(132, 120, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, 4.24, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 5.06, 33.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.502, 19.647, 19.901)`
Decimal	`8681590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847876, 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 #847876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #847876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847876; }
.text { color: #847876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 120 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847876, #847f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #847876?: #847876 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847876?: The RGB value is 132, 120, 118: 132 red, 120 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847876?: The complementary color is #768284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847876?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.