What color is #84664B?

#84664B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84664B?

The RGB value is 132, 102, 75: 132 red, 102 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84664B?

The complementary color is #4B6984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84664B?

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.

#84664B color

#84664B rgb(132, 102, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #84664B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 40% green and 29.4% blue (132, 102, 75).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 43% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#84664B color codes

HEX	`#84664B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 102, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 40%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 43%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 43%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.52, 8.22, 19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.52, 21.51, 67.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.538, 14.917, 8.716)`
Decimal	`8676939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84664B, 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 #84664B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84664B 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 #84664B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84664b; }
.text { color: #84664b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84664b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 102 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84664b, #84834b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #84664B?: #84664B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84664B?: The RGB value is 132, 102, 75: 132 red, 102 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84664B?: The complementary color is #4B6984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84664B?: 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.