What color is #846C66?

#846C66 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846C66?

The RGB value is 132, 108, 102: 132 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846C66?

The complementary color is #667E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846C66?

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.

#846C66 color

#846C66 rgb(132, 108, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846C66 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42.4% green and 40% blue (132, 108, 102).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#846C66 color codes

HEX	`#846C66`
RGB	`rgb(132, 108, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.74, 8.49, 6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.74, 10.96, 39.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.277, 16.591, 14.86)`
Decimal	`8678502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846C66, 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 #846C66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846C66 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 #846C66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846c66; }
.text { color: #846c66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846c66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 108 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846c66, #847b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846C66?: #846C66 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846C66?: The RGB value is 132, 108, 102: 132 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846C66?: The complementary color is #667E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846C66?: 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.