What color is #847E93?

#847E93 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847E93?

The RGB value is 132, 126, 147: 132 red, 126 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847E93?

The complementary color is #8D937E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847E93 color

#847E93 rgb(132, 126, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #847E93 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49.4% green and 57.6% blue (132, 126, 147).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#847E93 color codes

HEX	`#847E93`
RGB	`rgb(132, 126, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, 6.58, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 12.37, 302.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.242, 21.934, 30.66)`
Decimal	`8683155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847E93, 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 #847E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #847E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847e93; }
.text { color: #847e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 126 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847e93, #8f7e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #847E93?: #847E93 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847E93?: The RGB value is 132, 126, 147: 132 red, 126 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847E93?: The complementary color is #8D937E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.