What color is #84656B?

#84656B 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 #84656B?

The RGB value is 132, 101, 107: 132 red, 101 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84656B?

The complementary color is #65847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84656B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84656B color

#84656B rgb(132, 101, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #84656B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 39.6% green and 42% blue (132, 101, 107).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#84656B color codes

HEX	`#84656B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 101, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 39.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.01, 13.45, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.01, 13.53, 6.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.823, 15.275, 15.969)`
Decimal	`8676715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84656B, 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 #84656B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84656B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #84656B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84656b; }
.text { color: #84656b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84656b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 101 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84656b, #846e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #84656B?: #84656B 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 #84656B?: The RGB value is 132, 101, 107: 132 red, 101 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84656B?: The complementary color is #65847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84656B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.