What color is #845B42?

#845B42 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845B42?

The RGB value is 132, 91, 66: 132 red, 91 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845B42?

The complementary color is #426B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845B42 color

#845B42 rgb(132, 91, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #845B42 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 35.7% green and 25.9% blue (132, 91, 66).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 50% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dark Wood (#855E42), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#845B42 color codes

HEX	`#845B42`
RGB	`rgb(132, 91, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 35.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 50%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.43, 13.7, 21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.43, 25.18, 57.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.241, 12.782, 6.87)`
Decimal	`8674114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845B42, 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 #845B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #845B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845b42; }
.text { color: #845b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 91 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845b42, #847c42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #845B42?: #845B42 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845B42?: The RGB value is 132, 91, 66: 132 red, 91 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845B42?: The complementary color is #426B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.