What color is #846953?

#846953 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846953?

The RGB value is 132, 105, 83: 132 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846953?

The complementary color is #536E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846953?

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.

#846953 color

#846953 rgb(132, 105, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #846953 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.2% green and 32.5% blue (132, 105, 83).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 37% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#846953 color codes

HEX	`#846953`
RGB	`rgb(132, 105, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.49, 7.46, 16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.49, 18.08, 65.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.129, 15.634, 10.35)`
Decimal	`8677715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846953, 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 #846953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846953 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 #846953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846953; }
.text { color: #846953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 105 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846953, #848253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846953?: #846953 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846953?: The RGB value is 132, 105, 83: 132 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846953?: The complementary color is #536E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846953?: 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.