What color is #846A75?

#846A75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846A75?

The RGB value is 132, 106, 117: 132 red, 106 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846A75?

The complementary color is #6A8479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846A75 color

#846A75 rgb(132, 106, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846A75 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.6% green and 45.9% blue (132, 106, 117).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#846A75 color codes

HEX	`#846A75`
RGB	`rgb(132, 106, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, 12.26, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 12.46, 349.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.88, 16.499, 19.069)`
Decimal	`8678005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846A75, 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 #846A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #846A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846a75; }
.text { color: #846a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 106 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846a75, #846c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #846A75?: #846A75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846A75?: The RGB value is 132, 106, 117: 132 red, 106 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846A75?: The complementary color is #6A8479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.