What color is #847A6F?

#847A6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847A6F?

The RGB value is 132, 122, 111: 132 red, 122 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847A6F?

The complementary color is #6F7984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847A6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847A6F color

#847A6F rgb(132, 122, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847A6F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.8% green and 43.5% blue (132, 122, 111).

Its hue angle is 31°, 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#847A6F color codes

HEX	`#847A6F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 122, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, 1.84, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 7.63, 76.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.344, 19.973, 17.872)`
Decimal	`8682095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847A6F, 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 #847A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #847A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847a6f; }
.text { color: #847a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 122 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847a6f, #84846f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #847A6F?: #847A6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847A6F?: The RGB value is 132, 122, 111: 132 red, 122 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847A6F?: The complementary color is #6F7984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847A6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.