What color is #84735B?

#84735B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84735B?

The RGB value is 132, 115, 91: 132 red, 115 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84735B?

The complementary color is #5B6C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84735B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84735B color

#84735B rgb(132, 115, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #84735B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.1% green and 35.7% blue (132, 115, 91).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#84735B color codes

HEX	`#84735B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 115, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 31%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.4, 2.73, 15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.4, 15.97, 80.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.535, 17.923, 12.431)`
Decimal	`8680283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84735B, 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 #84735B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84735B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #84735B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84735b; }
.text { color: #84735b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84735b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 115 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84735b, #81845b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #84735B?: #84735B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84735B?: The RGB value is 132, 115, 91: 132 red, 115 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84735B?: The complementary color is #5B6C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84735B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.