What color is #847D69?

#847D69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847D69?

The RGB value is 132, 125, 105: 132 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847D69?

The complementary color is #697084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847D69 color

#847D69 rgb(132, 125, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847D69 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49% green and 41.2% blue (132, 125, 105).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#847D69 color codes

HEX	`#847D69`
RGB	`rgb(132, 125, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, -0.88, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 11.91, 94.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.399, 20.593, 16.315)`
Decimal	`8682857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847D69, 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 #847D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #847D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847d69; }
.text { color: #847d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 125 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847d69, #7e8469); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #847D69?: #847D69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847D69?: The RGB value is 132, 125, 105: 132 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847D69?: The complementary color is #697084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.