What color is #846261?

#846261 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 #846261?

The RGB value is 132, 98, 97: 132 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846261?

The complementary color is #618384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846261 color

#846261 rgb(132, 98, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #846261 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (132, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#846261 color codes

HEX	`#846261`
RGB	`rgb(132, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.95, 13.61, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.95, 14.85, 23.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.041, 14.505, 13.262)`
Decimal	`8675937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846261, 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 #846261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #846261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846261; }
.text { color: #846261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846261, #847461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846261?: #846261 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 #846261?: The RGB value is 132, 98, 97: 132 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846261?: The complementary color is #618384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.