What color is #844C45?

#844C45 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Think Brick. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #844C45?

The RGB value is 132, 76, 69: 132 red, 76 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #844C45?

The complementary color is #457D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #844C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#844C45 color

#844C45 rgb(132, 76, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #844C45 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 29.8% green and 27.1% blue (132, 76, 69).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 48% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Think Brick (#834841), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#844C45 color codes

HEX	`#844C45`
RGB	`rgb(132, 76, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 29.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 48%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.73, 22.84, 14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.73, 27, 32.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.175, 10.505, 6.963)`
Decimal	`8670277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #844C45, 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 #844C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#844C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #844C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #844c45; }
.text { color: #844c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #844c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 76 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #844c45, #846c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #844C45?: #844C45 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Think Brick. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #844C45?: The RGB value is 132, 76, 69: 132 red, 76 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #844C45?: The complementary color is #457D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #844C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.