What color is #846463?

#846463 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 #846463?

The RGB value is 132, 100, 99: 132 red, 100 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846463?

The complementary color is #638384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846463 color

#846463 rgb(132, 100, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #846463 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 39.2% green and 38.8% blue (132, 100, 99).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#846463 color codes

HEX	`#846463`
RGB	`rgb(132, 100, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 39.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 25%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, 12.73, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 13.9, 23.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.325, 14.921, 13.822)`
Decimal	`8676451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846463, 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 #846463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #846463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846463; }
.text { color: #846463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 100 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846463, #847563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846463?: #846463 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 #846463?: The RGB value is 132, 100, 99: 132 red, 100 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846463?: The complementary color is #638384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.