What color is #847D62?

#847D62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847D62?

The RGB value is 132, 125, 98: 132 red, 125 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847D62?

The complementary color is #626984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847D62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847D62 color

#847D62 rgb(132, 125, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847D62 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49% green and 38.4% blue (132, 125, 98).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#847D62 color codes

HEX	`#847D62`
RGB	`rgb(132, 125, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.35, -1.97, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.35, 15.84, 97.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.054, 20.455, 14.497)`
Decimal	`8682850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847D62, 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 #847D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #847D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847d62; }
.text { color: #847d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 125 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847d62, #7a8462); }

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Questions

What color is #847D62?: #847D62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847D62?: The RGB value is 132, 125, 98: 132 red, 125 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847D62?: The complementary color is #626984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847D62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.