What color is #845D59?

#845D59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845D59?

The RGB value is 132, 93, 89: 132 red, 93 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845D59?

The complementary color is #598084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845D59 color

#845D59 rgb(132, 93, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #845D59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 36.5% green and 34.9% blue (132, 93, 89).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#845D59 color codes

HEX	`#845D59`
RGB	`rgb(132, 93, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 36.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.44, 15.38, 8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.44, 17.65, 29.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.234, 13.456, 11.244)`
Decimal	`8674649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845D59, 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 #845D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #845D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845d59; }
.text { color: #845d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 93 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845d59, #847259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #845D59?: #845D59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845D59?: The RGB value is 132, 93, 89: 132 red, 93 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845D59?: The complementary color is #598084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.