What color is #854F46?

#854F46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Think Brick. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #854F46?

The RGB value is 133, 79, 70: 133 red, 79 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #854F46?

The complementary color is #467C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #854F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#854F46 color

#854F46 rgb(133, 79, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #854F46 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 31% green and 27.5% blue (133, 79, 70).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 47% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Think Brick (#834841), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#854F46 color codes

HEX	`#854F46`
RGB	`rgb(133, 79, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 31%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 47%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.62, 21.63, 14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.62, 26.32, 34.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.575, 11.022, 7.206)`
Decimal	`8736582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #854F46, 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 #854F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#854F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #854F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #854f46; }
.text { color: #854f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #854f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 79 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #854f46, #856f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #854F46?: #854F46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Think Brick. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #854F46?: The RGB value is 133, 79, 70: 133 red, 79 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #854F46?: The complementary color is #467C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #854F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.