What color is #804741?

#804741 is a dark, desaturated red known as Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sly Fox?

The RGB value is 128, 71, 65: 128 red, 71 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sly Fox?

The complementary color is #417A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sly Fox color: hex code #804741

#804741 rgb(128, 71, 65)

Shades of brown

Sly Fox has the hex code #804741. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 27.8% green and 25.5% blue (128, 71, 65).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 49% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

Sly Fox (#804741) color codes

HEX	`#804741`
RGB	`rgb(128, 71, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 27.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 49%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.89, 23.63, 14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.89, 27.61, 31.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.11, 9.478, 6.192)`
Decimal	`8406849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sly Fox, 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 #804741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#804741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #804741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804741; }
.text { color: #804741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 71 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804741, #806741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

See #804741 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #804741?: #804741 is a dark, desaturated red known as Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sly Fox?: The RGB value is 128, 71, 65: 128 red, 71 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sly Fox?: The complementary color is #417A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.