What color is #845B64?

#845B64 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845B64?

The RGB value is 132, 91, 100: 132 red, 91 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845B64?

The complementary color is #5B847B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845B64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845B64 color

#845B64 rgb(132, 91, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #845B64 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 35.7% green and 39.2% blue (132, 91, 100).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 24% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#845B64 color codes

HEX	`#845B64`
RGB	`rgb(132, 91, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 35.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.22, 18.23, 1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.22, 18.3, 5.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.557, 13.309, 13.804)`
Decimal	`8674148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845B64, 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 #845B64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845B64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #845B64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845b64; }
.text { color: #845b64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845b64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 91 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845b64, #84665b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #845B64?: #845B64 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845B64?: The RGB value is 132, 91, 100: 132 red, 91 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845B64?: The complementary color is #5B847B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845B64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.