What color is #846D79?

#846D79 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846D79?

The RGB value is 132, 109, 121: 132 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846D79?

The complementary color is #6D8478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846D79 color

#846D79 rgb(132, 109, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846D79 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42.7% green and 47.5% blue (132, 109, 121).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#846D79 color codes

HEX	`#846D79`
RGB	`rgb(132, 109, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.54, 11.24, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.54, 11.69, 343.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.435, 17.224, 20.439)`
Decimal	`8678777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846D79, 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 #846D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #846D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846d79; }
.text { color: #846d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 109 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846d79, #846d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #846D79?: #846D79 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846D79?: The RGB value is 132, 109, 121: 132 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846D79?: The complementary color is #6D8478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.