What color is #844B4E?

#844B4E 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 #844B4E?

The RGB value is 132, 75, 78: 132 red, 75 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #844B4E?

The complementary color is #4B8481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #844B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#844B4E color

#844B4E rgb(132, 75, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #844B4E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 29.4% green and 30.6% blue (132, 75, 78).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#844B4E color codes

HEX	`#844B4E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 75, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 29.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 43%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.71, 24.48, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.71, 26, 19.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.408, 10.489, 8.525)`
Decimal	`8670030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #844B4E, 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 #844B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#844B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #844B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #844b4e; }
.text { color: #844b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #844b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 75 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #844b4e, #84654b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #844B4E?: #844B4E 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 #844B4E?: The RGB value is 132, 75, 78: 132 red, 75 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #844B4E?: The complementary color is #4B8481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #844B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.