What color is #845C4E?

#845C4E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845C4E?

The RGB value is 132, 92, 78: 132 red, 92 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845C4E?

The complementary color is #4E7684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845C4E color

#845C4E rgb(132, 92, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #845C4E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 36.1% green and 30.6% blue (132, 92, 78).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Acorn (#7F5E50), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#845C4E color codes

HEX	`#845C4E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 92, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 36.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 14.49, 14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 20.58, 45.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.719, 13.111, 8.962)`
Decimal	`8674382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845C4E, 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 #845C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #845C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845c4e; }
.text { color: #845c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 92 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845c4e, #84774e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #845C4E?: #845C4E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845C4E?: The RGB value is 132, 92, 78: 132 red, 92 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845C4E?: The complementary color is #4E7684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.