What color is #845843?

#845843 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845843?

The RGB value is 132, 88, 67: 132 red, 88 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845843?

The complementary color is #436F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845843 color

#845843 rgb(132, 88, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #845843 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 34.5% green and 26.3% blue (132, 88, 67).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 49% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Brownstone (#785441), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#845843 color codes

HEX	`#845843`
RGB	`rgb(132, 88, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 34.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 49%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 49%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.68, 15.58, 19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.68, 24.99, 51.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.019, 12.291, 6.943)`
Decimal	`8673347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845843, 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 #845843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #845843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845843; }
.text { color: #845843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 88 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845843, #847943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #845843?: #845843 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845843?: The RGB value is 132, 88, 67: 132 red, 88 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845843?: The complementary color is #436F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.