What color is #845F64?

#845F64 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 #845F64?

The RGB value is 132, 95, 100: 132 red, 95 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845F64?

The complementary color is #5F847F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845F64 color

#845F64 rgb(132, 95, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #845F64 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 37.3% green and 39.2% blue (132, 95, 100).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 24% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#845F64 color codes

HEX	`#845F64`
RGB	`rgb(132, 95, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 37.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.25, 15.86, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.25, 16.16, 11.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.908, 14.011, 13.921)`
Decimal	`8675172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845F64, 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 #845F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #845F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845f64; }
.text { color: #845f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 95 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845f64, #846d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #845F64?: #845F64 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 #845F64?: The RGB value is 132, 95, 100: 132 red, 95 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845F64?: The complementary color is #5F847F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.