What color is #846D75?

#846D75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846D75?

The RGB value is 132, 109, 117: 132 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846D75?

The complementary color is #6D847C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846D75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846D75 color

#846D75 rgb(132, 109, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846D75 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42.7% green and 45.9% blue (132, 109, 117).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#846D75 color codes

HEX	`#846D75`
RGB	`rgb(132, 109, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.42, 10.49, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.42, 10.54, 354.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.195, 17.128, 19.174)`
Decimal	`8678773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846D75, 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 #846D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #846D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846d75; }
.text { color: #846d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 109 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846d75, #84706d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #846D75?: #846D75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846D75?: The RGB value is 132, 109, 117: 132 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846D75?: The complementary color is #6D847C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846D75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.