What color is #84676A?

#84676A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84676A?

The RGB value is 132, 103, 106: 132 red, 103 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84676A?

The complementary color is #678481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84676A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84676A color

#84676A rgb(132, 103, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84676A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 40.4% green and 41.6% blue (132, 103, 106).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% 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 5.09:1).

#84676A color codes

HEX	`#84676A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 103, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 40.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.51, 12.1, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.51, 12.41, 12.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.968, 15.647, 15.759)`
Decimal	`8677226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84676A, 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 #84676A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84676A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #84676A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84676a; }
.text { color: #84676a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84676a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 103 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84676a, #847267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #84676A?: #84676A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84676A?: The RGB value is 132, 103, 106: 132 red, 103 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84676A?: The complementary color is #678481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84676A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.