What color is #84645E?

#84645E 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 #84645E?

The RGB value is 132, 100, 94: 132 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84645E?

The complementary color is #5E7E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84645E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84645E color

#84645E rgb(132, 100, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #84645E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 39.2% green and 36.9% blue (132, 100, 94).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#84645E color codes

HEX	`#84645E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 100, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 39.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, 11.96, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 14.61, 35.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.094, 14.829, 12.602)`
Decimal	`8676446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84645E, 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 #84645E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84645E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #84645E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84645e; }
.text { color: #84645e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84645e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 100 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84645e, #84775e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #84645E?: #84645E 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 #84645E?: The RGB value is 132, 100, 94: 132 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84645E?: The complementary color is #5E7E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84645E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.