What color is #804A4B?

#804A4B 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 #804A4B?

The RGB value is 128, 74, 75: 128 red, 74 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804A4B?

The complementary color is #4A807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804A4B color

#804A4B rgb(128, 74, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #804A4B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 29% green and 29.4% blue (128, 74, 75).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 41% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#804A4B color codes

HEX	`#804A4B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 74, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 29%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 42%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 41%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, 23.04, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 24.86, 22.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.621, 9.996, 7.92)`
Decimal	`8407627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804A4B, 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 #804A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#804A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #804A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804a4b; }
.text { color: #804a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 74 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804a4b, #80644a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #804A4B?: #804A4B 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 #804A4B?: The RGB value is 128, 74, 75: 128 red, 74 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804A4B?: The complementary color is #4A807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.