What color is #847E70?

#847E70 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847E70?

The RGB value is 132, 126, 112: 132 red, 126 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847E70?

The complementary color is #707684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847E70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847E70 color

#847E70 rgb(132, 126, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847E70 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49.4% green and 43.9% blue (132, 126, 112).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#847E70 color codes

HEX	`#847E70`
RGB	`rgb(132, 126, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, -0.28, 8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 8.44, 91.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.901, 20.997, 18.331)`
Decimal	`8683120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847E70, 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 #847E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #847E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847e70; }
.text { color: #847e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 126 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847e70, #808470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #847E70?: #847E70 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847E70?: The RGB value is 132, 126, 112: 132 red, 126 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847E70?: The complementary color is #707684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847E70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.