What color is #846466?

#846466 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 #846466?

The RGB value is 132, 100, 102: 132 red, 100 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846466?

The complementary color is #648482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846466?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846466 color

#846466 rgb(132, 100, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #846466 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 39.2% green and 40% blue (132, 100, 102).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 23% 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 5.26:1).

#846466 color codes

HEX	`#846466`
RGB	`rgb(132, 100, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 39.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, 13.22, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 13.77, 16.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.471, 14.98, 14.592)`
Decimal	`8676454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846466, 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 #846466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #846466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846466; }
.text { color: #846466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 100 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846466, #847264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846466?: #846466 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 #846466?: The RGB value is 132, 100, 102: 132 red, 100 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846466?: The complementary color is #648482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846466?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.