What color is #846163?

#846163 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 #846163?

The RGB value is 132, 97, 99: 132 red, 97 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846163?

The complementary color is #618482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846163?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846163 color

#846163 rgb(132, 97, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #846163 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 38% green and 38.8% blue (132, 97, 99).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#846163 color codes

HEX	`#846163`
RGB	`rgb(132, 97, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 38%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 25%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.74, 14.51, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.74, 15.18, 17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.043, 14.357, 13.728)`
Decimal	`8675683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846163, 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 #846163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #846163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846163; }
.text { color: #846163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 97 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846163, #847161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #846163?: #846163 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 #846163?: The RGB value is 132, 97, 99: 132 red, 97 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846163?: The complementary color is #618482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846163?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.