What color is #846A74?

#846A74 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846A74?

The RGB value is 132, 106, 116: 132 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846A74?

The complementary color is #6A847A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846A74 color

#846A74 rgb(132, 106, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846A74 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.6% green and 45.5% blue (132, 106, 116).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 11% saturation and 47% 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 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#846A74 color codes

HEX	`#846A74`
RGB	`rgb(132, 106, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.59, 12.08, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.59, 12.19, 352.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.822, 16.475, 18.761)`
Decimal	`8678004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846A74, 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 #846A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #846A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846a74; }
.text { color: #846a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 106 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846a74, #846d6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #846A74?: #846A74 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846A74?: The RGB value is 132, 106, 116: 132 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846A74?: The complementary color is #6A847A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.