What color is #846B45?

#846B45 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846B45?

The RGB value is 132, 107, 69: 132 red, 107 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846B45?

The complementary color is #455E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846B45 color

#846B45 rgb(132, 107, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #846B45 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42% green and 27.1% blue (132, 107, 69).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 48% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sneaky Sesame (#896A46), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#846B45 color codes

HEX	`#846B45`
RGB	`rgb(132, 107, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 48%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, 4.6, 24.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 25.41, 79.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.848, 15.851, 7.854)`
Decimal	`8678213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846B45, 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 #846B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #846B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846b45; }
.text { color: #846b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 107 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846b45, #7e8445); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846B45?: #846B45 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846B45?: The RGB value is 132, 107, 69: 132 red, 107 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846B45?: The complementary color is #455E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.