What color is #8B846C?

#8B846C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B846C?

The RGB value is 139, 132, 108: 139 red, 132 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B846C?

The complementary color is #6C738B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B846C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B846C color

#8B846C rgb(139, 132, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B846C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51.8% green and 42.4% blue (139, 132, 108).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#8B846C color codes

HEX	`#8B846C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 132, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, -1.53, 13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 14.01, 96.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.605, 23.075, 17.5)`
Decimal	`9143404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B846C, 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 #8B846C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B846C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #8B846C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b846c; }
.text { color: #8b846c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b846c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 132 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b846c, #828b6c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B846C?: #8B846C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B846C?: The RGB value is 139, 132, 108: 139 red, 132 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B846C?: The complementary color is #6C738B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B846C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.