What color is #846B71?

#846B71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846B71?

The RGB value is 132, 107, 113: 132 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846B71?

The complementary color is #6B847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846B71 color

#846B71 rgb(132, 107, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846B71 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42% green and 44.3% blue (132, 107, 113).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#846B71 color codes

HEX	`#846B71`
RGB	`rgb(132, 107, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, 10.95, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 10.96, 2.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.754, 16.614, 17.891)`
Decimal	`8678257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846B71, 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 #846B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #846B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846b71; }
.text { color: #846b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 107 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846b71, #84726b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #846B71?: #846B71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846B71?: The RGB value is 132, 107, 113: 132 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846B71?: The complementary color is #6B847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.