What color is #845D61?

#845D61 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845D61?

The RGB value is 132, 93, 97: 132 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845D61?

The complementary color is #5D8480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845D61 color

#845D61 rgb(132, 93, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #845D61 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 36.5% green and 38% blue (132, 93, 97).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#845D61 color codes

HEX	`#845D61`
RGB	`rgb(132, 93, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 36.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.65, 16.57, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.65, 17.07, 13.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.588, 13.598, 13.111)`
Decimal	`8674657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845D61, 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 #845D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #845D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845d61; }
.text { color: #845d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 93 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845d61, #846d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #845D61?: #845D61 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845D61?: The RGB value is 132, 93, 97: 132 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845D61?: The complementary color is #5D8480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.