What color is #84796F?

#84796F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84796F?

The RGB value is 132, 121, 111: 132 red, 121 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84796F?

The complementary color is #6F7A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84796F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84796F color

#84796F rgb(132, 121, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84796F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.5% green and 43.5% blue (132, 121, 111).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#84796F color codes

HEX	`#84796F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 121, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, 2.42, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 7.41, 70.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.222, 19.728, 17.831)`
Decimal	`8681839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84796F, 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 #84796F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84796F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #84796F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84796f; }
.text { color: #84796f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84796f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 121 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84796f, #84846f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #84796F?: #84796F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84796F?: The RGB value is 132, 121, 111: 132 red, 121 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84796F?: The complementary color is #6F7A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84796F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.