What color is #846A55?

#846A55 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 #846A55?

The RGB value is 132, 106, 85: 132 red, 106 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846A55?

The complementary color is #556F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846A55 color

#846A55 rgb(132, 106, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #846A55 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.6% green and 33.3% blue (132, 106, 85).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 36% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#846A55 color codes

HEX	`#846A55`
RGB	`rgb(132, 106, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 36%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, 7.14, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 17.26, 65.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.31, 15.87, 10.797)`
Decimal	`8677973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846A55, 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 #846A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #846A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846a55; }
.text { color: #846a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 106 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846a55, #848255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846A55?: #846A55 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 #846A55?: The RGB value is 132, 106, 85: 132 red, 106 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846A55?: The complementary color is #556F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.