What color is #80423B?

#80423B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Robin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80423B?

The RGB value is 128, 66, 59: 128 red, 66 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80423B?

The complementary color is #3B7980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80423B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80423B color

#80423B rgb(128, 66, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #80423B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 25.9% green and 23.1% blue (128, 66, 59).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 54% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Red Robin (#7D4138), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#80423B color codes

HEX	`#80423B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 66, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 25.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 54%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 54%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.6, 25.88, 16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.6, 30.59, 32.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.641, 8.803, 5.223)`
Decimal	`8405563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80423B, 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 #80423B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#80423B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #80423B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80423b; }
.text { color: #80423b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80423b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 66 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80423b, #80653b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #80423B?: #80423B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Robin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80423B?: The RGB value is 128, 66, 59: 128 red, 66 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80423B?: The complementary color is #3B7980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80423B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.