What color is #84686D?

#84686D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84686D?

The RGB value is 132, 104, 109: 132 red, 104 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84686D?

The complementary color is #68847F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84686D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84686D color

#84686D rgb(132, 104, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84686D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 40.8% green and 42.7% blue (132, 104, 109).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#84686D color codes

HEX	`#84686D`
RGB	`rgb(132, 104, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 40.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.86, 12.02, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.86, 12.11, 6.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.226, 15.911, 16.629)`
Decimal	`8677485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84686D, 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 #84686D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84686D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #84686D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84686d; }
.text { color: #84686d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84686d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 104 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84686d, #847168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #84686D?: #84686D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84686D?: The RGB value is 132, 104, 109: 132 red, 104 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84686D?: The complementary color is #68847F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84686D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.