What color is #845954?

#845954 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845954?

The RGB value is 132, 89, 84: 132 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845954?

The complementary color is #547F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845954?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845954 color

#845954 rgb(132, 89, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #845954 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 34.9% green and 32.9% blue (132, 89, 84).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 36% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#845954 color codes

HEX	`#845954`
RGB	`rgb(132, 89, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 34.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 36%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.29, 17.05, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.29, 19.81, 30.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.689, 12.691, 10.062)`
Decimal	`8673620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845954, 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 #845954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #845954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845954; }
.text { color: #845954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 89 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845954, #847154); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #845954?: #845954 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845954?: The RGB value is 132, 89, 84: 132 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845954?: The complementary color is #547F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845954?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.