What color is #84494E?

#84494E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84494E?

The RGB value is 132, 73, 78: 132 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84494E?

The complementary color is #49847F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84494E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84494E color

#84494E rgb(132, 73, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #84494E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 28.6% green and 30.6% blue (132, 73, 78).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#84494E color codes

HEX	`#84494E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 73, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 28.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 45%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.24, 25.63, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.24, 26.88, 17.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.274, 10.222, 8.48)`
Decimal	`8669518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84494E, 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 #84494E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84494E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	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 #84494E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84494e; }
.text { color: #84494e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84494e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 73 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84494e, #846249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #84494E?: #84494E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84494E?: The RGB value is 132, 73, 78: 132 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84494E?: The complementary color is #49847F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84494E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.