What color is #847B83?

#847B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847B83?

The RGB value is 132, 123, 131: 132 red, 123 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847B83?

The complementary color is #7B847C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847B83 color

#847B83 rgb(132, 123, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847B83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 48.2% green and 51.4% blue (132, 123, 131).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#847B83 color codes

HEX	`#847B83`
RGB	`rgb(132, 123, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 48.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 7%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, 4.98, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 5.87, 327.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.695, 20.71, 24.376)`
Decimal	`8682371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847B83, 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 #847B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #847B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847b83; }
.text { color: #847b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 123 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847b83, #847b7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #847B83?: #847B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847B83?: The RGB value is 132, 123, 131: 132 red, 123 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847B83?: The complementary color is #7B847C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.