What color is #846964?

#846964 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846964?

The RGB value is 132, 105, 100: 132 red, 105 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846964?

The complementary color is #647F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846964?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846964 color

#846964 rgb(132, 105, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846964 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.2% green and 39.2% blue (132, 105, 100).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 24% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#846964 color codes

HEX	`#846964`
RGB	`rgb(132, 105, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.88, 9.94, 6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.88, 12.1, 34.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.868, 15.929, 14.24)`
Decimal	`8677732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846964, 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 #846964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #846964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846964; }
.text { color: #846964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 105 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846964, #847964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846964?: #846964 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846964?: The RGB value is 132, 105, 100: 132 red, 105 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846964?: The complementary color is #647F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846964?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.