What color is #846870?

#846870 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846870?

The RGB value is 132, 104, 112: 132 red, 104 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846870?

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

Is black or white text better on #846870?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846870 color

#846870 rgb(132, 104, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846870 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 40.8% green and 43.9% blue (132, 104, 112).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#846870 color codes

HEX	`#846870`
RGB	`rgb(132, 104, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 40.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.94, 12.54, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.94, 12.55, 359.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.391, 15.977, 17.494)`
Decimal	`8677488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846870, 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 #846870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846870 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #846870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846870; }
.text { color: #846870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 104 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846870, #846e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #846870?: #846870 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846870?: The RGB value is 132, 104, 112: 132 red, 104 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846870?: The complementary color is #68847C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846870?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.