What color is #847E7F?

#847E7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847E7F?

The RGB value is 132, 126, 127: 132 red, 126 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847E7F?

The complementary color is #7E8483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847E7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847E7F color

#847E7F rgb(132, 126, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847E7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49.4% green and 49.8% blue (132, 126, 127).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#847E7F color codes

HEX	`#847E7F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 126, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 5%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.34, 2.46, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.34, 2.47, 6.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.807, 21.36, 23.101)`
Decimal	`8683135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847E7F, 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 #847E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #847E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847e7f; }
.text { color: #847e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 126 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847e7f, #84807e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #847E7F?: #847E7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847E7F?: The RGB value is 132, 126, 127: 132 red, 126 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847E7F?: The complementary color is #7E8483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847E7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.