What color is #84554E?

#84554E 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 #84554E?

The RGB value is 132, 85, 78: 132 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84554E?

The complementary color is #4E7D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84554E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84554E color

#84554E rgb(132, 85, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #84554E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 33.3% green and 30.6% blue (132, 85, 78).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#84554E color codes

HEX	`#84554E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 85, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 33.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.14, 18.63, 12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.14, 22.25, 33.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.14, 11.954, 8.769)`
Decimal	`8672590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84554E, 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 #84554E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84554E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #84554E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84554e; }
.text { color: #84554e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84554e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 85 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84554e, #84704e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #84554E?: #84554E 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 #84554E?: The RGB value is 132, 85, 78: 132 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84554E?: The complementary color is #4E7D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84554E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.