What color is #84655A?

#84655A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84655A?

The RGB value is 132, 101, 90: 132 red, 101 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84655A?

The complementary color is #5A7984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84655A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84655A color

#84655A rgb(132, 101, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #84655A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 39.6% green and 35.3% blue (132, 101, 90).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#84655A color codes

HEX	`#84655A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 101, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 39.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, 10.78, 11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 15.43, 45.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.015, 14.952, 11.713)`
Decimal	`8676698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84655A, 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 #84655A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84655A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #84655A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84655a; }
.text { color: #84655a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84655a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 101 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84655a, #847a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #84655A?: #84655A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84655A?: The RGB value is 132, 101, 90: 132 red, 101 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84655A?: The complementary color is #5A7984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84655A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.