What color is #845F57?

#845F57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845F57?

The RGB value is 132, 95, 87: 132 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845F57?

The complementary color is #577C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845F57 color

#845F57 rgb(132, 95, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #845F57 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 37.3% green and 34.1% blue (132, 95, 87).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#845F57 color codes

HEX	`#845F57`
RGB	`rgb(132, 95, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 37.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, 13.91, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 17.44, 37.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.329, 13.779, 10.867)`
Decimal	`8675159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845F57, 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 #845F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #845F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845f57; }
.text { color: #845f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 95 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845f57, #847657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #845F57?: #845F57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845F57?: The RGB value is 132, 95, 87: 132 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845F57?: The complementary color is #577C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.