What color is #804000?

#804000 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 #804000?

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

What is the complementary color of #804000?

The complementary color is #004080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804000 color

#804000 rgb(128, 64, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #804000 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 25.1% green and 0% blue (128, 64, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 100% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Brown (#7B3F00), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#804000 color codes

HEX	`#804000`
RGB	`rgb(128, 64, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 25.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.51, 23.97, 44.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.51, 50.82, 61.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.737, 8.257, 1.028)`
Decimal	`8404992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804000, 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 #804000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#804000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #804000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804000; }
.text { color: #804000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 64 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804000, #808000); }

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Questions

What color is #804000?: #804000 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 #804000?: The RGB value is 128, 64, 0: 128 red, 64 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804000?: The complementary color is #004080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.