What color is #847A88?

#847A88 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847A88?

The RGB value is 132, 122, 136: 132 red, 122 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847A88?

The complementary color is #7E887A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847A88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847A88 color

#847A88 rgb(132, 122, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847A88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.8% green and 53.3% blue (132, 122, 136).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#847A88 color codes

HEX	`#847A88`
RGB	`rgb(132, 122, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, 6.57, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 9.04, 316.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.918, 20.602, 26.162)`
Decimal	`8682120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847A88, 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 #847A88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847A88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #847A88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847a88; }
.text { color: #847a88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847a88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 122 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847a88, #887a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #847A88?: #847A88 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847A88?: The RGB value is 132, 122, 136: 132 red, 122 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847A88?: The complementary color is #7E887A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847A88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.