What color is #846561?

#846561 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846561?

The RGB value is 132, 101, 97: 132 red, 101 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846561?

The complementary color is #618084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846561 color

#846561 rgb(132, 101, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #846561 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 39.6% green and 38% blue (132, 101, 97).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#846561 color codes

HEX	`#846561`
RGB	`rgb(132, 101, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 39.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.74, 11.83, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.74, 13.78, 30.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.327, 15.077, 13.357)`
Decimal	`8676705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846561, 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 #846561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #846561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846561; }
.text { color: #846561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 101 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846561, #847661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846561?: #846561 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846561?: The RGB value is 132, 101, 97: 132 red, 101 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846561?: The complementary color is #618084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.