What color is #80404C?

#80404C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80404C?

The RGB value is 128, 64, 76: 128 red, 64 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80404C?

The complementary color is #408074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80404C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80404C color

#80404C rgb(128, 64, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #80404C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 25.1% green and 29.8% blue (128, 64, 76).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 41% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#80404C color codes

HEX	`#80404C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 64, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 25.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 50%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 41%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.56, 28.9, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.56, 29.41, 10.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.041, 8.779, 7.896)`
Decimal	`8405068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80404C, 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 #80404C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#80404C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #80404C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80404c; }
.text { color: #80404c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80404c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 64 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80404c, #805440); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #80404C?: #80404C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80404C?: The RGB value is 128, 64, 76: 128 red, 64 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80404C?: The complementary color is #408074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80404C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.