What color is #847C58?

#847C58 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847C58?

The RGB value is 132, 124, 88: 132 red, 124 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847C58?

The complementary color is #586084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847C58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847C58 color

#847C58 rgb(132, 124, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847C58 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 48.6% green and 34.5% blue (132, 124, 88).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#847C58 color codes

HEX	`#847C58`
RGB	`rgb(132, 124, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 48.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, -2.84, 20.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 20.99, 97.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.485, 20.026, 12.122)`
Decimal	`8682584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847C58, 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 #847C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #847C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847c58; }
.text { color: #847c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 124 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847c58, #768458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #847C58?: #847C58 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847C58?: The RGB value is 132, 124, 88: 132 red, 124 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847C58?: The complementary color is #586084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847C58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.