What color is #847D5B?

#847D5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847D5B?

The RGB value is 132, 125, 91: 132 red, 125 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847D5B?

The complementary color is #5B6284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847D5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847D5B color

#847D5B rgb(132, 125, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847D5B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49% green and 35.7% blue (132, 125, 91).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#847D5B color codes

HEX	`#847D5B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 125, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.21, -2.99, 19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.21, 19.77, 98.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.738, 20.329, 12.832)`
Decimal	`8682843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847D5B, 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 #847D5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847D5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #847D5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847d5b; }
.text { color: #847d5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847d5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 125 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847d5b, #77845b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #847D5B?: #847D5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847D5B?: The RGB value is 132, 125, 91: 132 red, 125 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847D5B?: The complementary color is #5B6284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847D5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.