What color is #846F7D?

#846F7D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846F7D?

The RGB value is 132, 111, 125: 132 red, 111 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846F7D?

The complementary color is #6F8476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846F7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846F7D color

#846F7D rgb(132, 111, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #846F7D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 43.5% green and 49% blue (132, 111, 125).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#846F7D color codes

HEX	`#846F7D`
RGB	`rgb(132, 111, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 43.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.2, 10.82, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.2, 11.78, 336.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.901, 17.755, 21.83)`
Decimal	`8679293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846F7D, 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 #846F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #846F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846f7d; }
.text { color: #846f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 111 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846f7d, #846f73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #846F7D?: #846F7D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846F7D?: The RGB value is 132, 111, 125: 132 red, 111 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846F7D?: The complementary color is #6F8476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846F7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.