What color is #80474C?

#80474C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80474C?

The RGB value is 128, 71, 76: 128 red, 71 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80474C?

The complementary color is #47807B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80474C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80474C color

#80474C rgb(128, 71, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #80474C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 27.8% green and 29.8% blue (128, 71, 76).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 41% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#80474C color codes

HEX	`#80474C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 71, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 27.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 41%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.15, 24.91, 7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.15, 26.09, 17.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.46, 9.619, 8.036)`
Decimal	`8406860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80474C, 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 #80474C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#80474C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #80474C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80474c; }
.text { color: #80474c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80474c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 71 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80474c, #805f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #80474C?: #80474C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80474C?: The RGB value is 128, 71, 76: 128 red, 71 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80474C?: The complementary color is #47807B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80474C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.