What color is #846C48?

#846C48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846C48?

The RGB value is 132, 108, 72: 132 red, 108 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846C48?

The complementary color is #486084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846C48 color

#846C48 rgb(132, 108, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #846C48 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42.4% green and 28.2% blue (132, 108, 72).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 45% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#846C48 color codes

HEX	`#846C48`
RGB	`rgb(132, 108, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 45%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 45%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, 4.35, 23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 24.08, 79.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.049, 16.099, 8.392)`
Decimal	`8678472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846C48, 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 #846C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #846C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846c48; }
.text { color: #846c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 108 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846c48, #7e8448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846C48?: #846C48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846C48?: The RGB value is 132, 108, 72: 132 red, 108 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846C48?: The complementary color is #486084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.