What color is #847A73?

#847A73 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847A73?

The RGB value is 132, 122, 115: 132 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847A73?

The complementary color is #737D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847A73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847A73 color

#847A73 rgb(132, 122, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847A73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.8% green and 45.1% blue (132, 122, 115).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#847A73 color codes

HEX	`#847A73`
RGB	`rgb(132, 122, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, 2.54, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 5.79, 64.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.57, 20.063, 19.058)`
Decimal	`8682099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847A73, 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 #847A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #847A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847a73; }
.text { color: #847a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 122 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847a73, #848373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #847A73?: #847A73 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847A73?: The RGB value is 132, 122, 115: 132 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847A73?: The complementary color is #737D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847A73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.