What color is #846664?

#846664 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 #846664?

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

What is the complementary color of #846664?

The complementary color is #648284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846664?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846664 color

#846664 rgb(132, 102, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #846664 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 4°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 24% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#846664 color codes

HEX	`#846664`
RGB	`rgb(132, 102, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 40%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.08, 11.71, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.08, 13.05, 26.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.568, 15.329, 14.14)`
Decimal	`8676964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846664, 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 #846664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #846664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846664; }
.text { color: #846664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 102 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846664, #847664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846664?: #846664 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 #846664?: The RGB value is 132, 102, 100: 132 red, 102 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846664?: The complementary color is #648284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846664?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.