What color is #846D66?

#846D66 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 #846D66?

The RGB value is 132, 109, 102: 132 red, 109 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846D66?

The complementary color is #667D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846D66 color

#846D66 rgb(132, 109, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846D66 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42.7% green and 40% blue (132, 109, 102).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#846D66 color codes

HEX	`#846D66`
RGB	`rgb(132, 109, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.01, 7.9, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.01, 10.77, 42.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.383, 16.803, 14.895)`
Decimal	`8678758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846D66, 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 #846D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #846D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846d66; }
.text { color: #846d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 109 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846d66, #847c66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846D66?: #846D66 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 #846D66?: The RGB value is 132, 109, 102: 132 red, 109 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846D66?: The complementary color is #667D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.