What color is #847D67?

#847D67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847D67?

The RGB value is 132, 125, 103: 132 red, 125 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847D67?

The complementary color is #676E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847D67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847D67 color

#847D67 rgb(132, 125, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847D67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49% green and 40.4% blue (132, 125, 103).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#847D67 color codes

HEX	`#847D67`
RGB	`rgb(132, 125, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, -1.2, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 13.03, 95.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.297, 20.552, 15.78)`
Decimal	`8682855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847D67, 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 #847D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #847D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847d67; }
.text { color: #847d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 125 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847d67, #7d8467); }

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Questions

What color is #847D67?: #847D67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847D67?: The RGB value is 132, 125, 103: 132 red, 125 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847D67?: The complementary color is #676E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847D67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.