What color is #80442F?

#80442F is a dark, desaturated orange known as Cacao Nibs. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cacao Nibs?

The RGB value is 128, 68, 47: 128 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cacao Nibs?

The complementary color is #2F6B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80442F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cacao Nibs color: hex code #80442F

#80442F rgb(128, 68, 47)

Shades of brown

Cacao Nibs has the hex code #80442F. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 26.7% green and 18.4% blue (128, 68, 47).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 46% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 63% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

Cacao Nibs (#80442F) color codes

HEX	`#80442F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 68, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 26.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 46%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 63%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 63%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, 23.69, 23.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 33.72, 45.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.483, 8.93, 3.808)`
Decimal	`8406063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cacao Nibs, 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 #80442F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#80442F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #80442F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80442f; }
.text { color: #80442f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80442f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 68 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80442f, #806c2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

See #80442F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #80442F?: #80442F is a dark, desaturated orange known as Cacao Nibs. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cacao Nibs?: The RGB value is 128, 68, 47: 128 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cacao Nibs?: The complementary color is #2F6B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80442F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.