What color is #80461B?

#80461B is a dark, moderate orange known as Russet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Russet?

The RGB value is 128, 70, 27: 128 red, 70 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Russet?

The complementary color is #1B5580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80461B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Russet color: hex code #80461B

#80461B rgb(128, 70, 27)

Shades of brown

Russet has the hex code #80461B. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 27.5% green and 10.6% blue (128, 70, 27).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 65% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 79% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

Russet (#80461B) color codes

HEX	`#80461B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 70, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 27.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 65%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 79%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 79%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.08, 21.31, 35.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.08, 41.33, 58.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.291, 9.05, 2.189)`
Decimal	`8406555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Russet, 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 #80461B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#80461B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #80461B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80461b; }
.text { color: #80461b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80461b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 70 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80461b, #80791b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #80461B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #80461B?: #80461B is a dark, moderate orange known as Russet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Russet?: The RGB value is 128, 70, 27: 128 red, 70 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Russet?: The complementary color is #1B5580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80461B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.