What color is #803E40?

#803E40 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wild Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #803E40?

The RGB value is 128, 62, 64: 128 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #803E40?

The complementary color is #3E807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #803E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#803E40 color

#803E40 rgb(128, 62, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #803E40 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 24.3% green and 25.1% blue (128, 62, 64).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 35% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 50% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Wild Berry (#7E3A3C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#803E40 color codes

HEX	`#803E40`
RGB	`rgb(128, 62, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 24.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 35%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 52%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 50%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.81, 28.64, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.81, 31.08, 22.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.551, 8.406, 5.864)`
Decimal	`8404544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #803E40, 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 #803E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#803E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #803E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #803e40; }
.text { color: #803e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #803e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 62 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #803e40, #805d3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #803E40?: #803E40 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wild Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #803E40?: The RGB value is 128, 62, 64: 128 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #803E40?: The complementary color is #3E807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #803E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.