What color is #845245?

#845245 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845245?

The RGB value is 132, 82, 69: 132 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845245?

The complementary color is #457784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845245 color

#845245 rgb(132, 82, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #845245 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 32.2% green and 27.1% blue (132, 82, 69).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 48% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#845245 color codes

HEX	`#845245`
RGB	`rgb(132, 82, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 32.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 48%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 19.34, 16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 25.33, 40.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.608, 11.371, 7.107)`
Decimal	`8671813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845245, 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 #845245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #845245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845245; }
.text { color: #845245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 82 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845245, #847245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #845245?: #845245 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845245?: The RGB value is 132, 82, 69: 132 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845245?: The complementary color is #457784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.