What color is #843C2E?

#843C2E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Burnt Umber. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #843C2E?

The RGB value is 132, 60, 46: 132 red, 60 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #843C2E?

The complementary color is #2E7684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #843C2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#843C2E color

#843C2E rgb(132, 60, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #843C2E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 23.5% green and 18% blue (132, 60, 46).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 48% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 65% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Umber (#8A3324), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#843C2E color codes

HEX	`#843C2E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 60, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 23.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 48%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 65%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 65%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.67, 29.78, 23.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.67, 37.8, 38.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.626, 8.336, 3.581)`
Decimal	`8666158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #843C2E, 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 #843C2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#843C2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #843C2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #843c2e; }
.text { color: #843c2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #843c2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 60 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #843c2e, #84672e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #843C2E?: #843C2E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Burnt Umber. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #843C2E?: The RGB value is 132, 60, 46: 132 red, 60 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #843C2E?: The complementary color is #2E7684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #843C2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.