What color is #847E8B?

#847E8B is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847E8B?

The RGB value is 132, 126, 139: 132 red, 126 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847E8B?

The complementary color is #858B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847E8B color

#847E8B rgb(132, 126, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847E8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49.4% green and 54.5% blue (132, 126, 139).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#847E8B color codes

HEX	`#847E8B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 126, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.7, 4.87, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.7, 7.89, 308.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.636, 21.691, 27.468)`
Decimal	`8683147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847E8B, 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 #847E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #847E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847e8b; }
.text { color: #847e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 126 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847e8b, #8b7e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #847E8B?: #847E8B is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847E8B?: The RGB value is 132, 126, 139: 132 red, 126 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847E8B?: The complementary color is #858B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.