What color is #846974?

#846974 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846974?

The RGB value is 132, 105, 116: 132 red, 105 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846974?

The complementary color is #698479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846974?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846974 color

#846974 rgb(132, 105, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846974 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.2% green and 45.5% blue (132, 105, 116).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#846974 color codes

HEX	`#846974`
RGB	`rgb(132, 105, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.33, 12.67, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.33, 12.83, 350.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.72, 16.27, 18.727)`
Decimal	`8677748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846974, 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 #846974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #846974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846974; }
.text { color: #846974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 105 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846974, #846b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #846974?: #846974 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846974?: The RGB value is 132, 105, 116: 132 red, 105 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846974?: The complementary color is #698479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846974?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.