What color is #803C00?

#803C00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #803C00?

The RGB value is 128, 60, 0: 128 red, 60 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #803C00?

The complementary color is #004480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #803C00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#803C00 color

#803C00 rgb(128, 60, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #803C00 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 23.5% green and 0% blue (128, 60, 0).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 100% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Brown (#7B3F00), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#803C00 color codes

HEX	`#803C00`
RGB	`rgb(128, 60, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 23.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 100%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.61, 26.22, 44.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.61, 51.46, 59.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.519, 7.822, 0.956)`
Decimal	`8403968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #803C00, 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 #803C00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#803C00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #803C00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #803c00; }
.text { color: #803c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #803c00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 60 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #803c00, #807c00); }

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Questions

What color is #803C00?: #803C00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #803C00?: The RGB value is 128, 60, 0: 128 red, 60 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #803C00?: The complementary color is #004480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #803C00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.