What color is #846F66?

#846F66 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846F66?

The RGB value is 132, 111, 102: 132 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846F66?

The complementary color is #667B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846F66 color

#846F66 rgb(132, 111, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846F66 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 43.5% green and 40% blue (132, 111, 102).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#846F66 color codes

HEX	`#846F66`
RGB	`rgb(132, 111, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 43.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.55, 6.73, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.55, 10.52, 50.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.599, 17.234, 14.967)`
Decimal	`8679270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846F66, 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 #846F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #846F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846f66; }
.text { color: #846f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 111 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846f66, #847e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #846F66?: #846F66 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846F66?: The RGB value is 132, 111, 102: 132 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846F66?: The complementary color is #667B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.