What color is #846A58?

#846A58 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 #846A58?

The RGB value is 132, 106, 88: 132 red, 106 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846A58?

The complementary color is #587284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846A58 color

#846A58 rgb(132, 106, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #846A58 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.6% green and 34.5% blue (132, 106, 88).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#846A58 color codes

HEX	`#846A58`
RGB	`rgb(132, 106, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, 7.55, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 15.93, 61.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.432, 15.919, 11.438)`
Decimal	`8677976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846A58, 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 #846A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #846A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846a58; }
.text { color: #846a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 106 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846a58, #848058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846A58?: #846A58 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 #846A58?: The RGB value is 132, 106, 88: 132 red, 106 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846A58?: The complementary color is #587284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.