What color is #804D34?

#804D34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #804D34?

The RGB value is 128, 77, 52: 128 red, 77 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804D34?

The complementary color is #346780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804D34 color

#804D34 rgb(128, 77, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #804D34 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 30.2% green and 20.4% blue (128, 77, 52).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 42% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 59% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Cigar (#7D4E38), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#804D34 color codes

HEX	`#804D34`
RGB	`rgb(128, 77, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 30.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 42%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 59%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 59%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.1, 18.85, 23.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.1, 30.36, 51.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.177, 10.146, 4.565)`
Decimal	`8408372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804D34, 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 #804D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#804D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #804D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804d34; }
.text { color: #804d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 77 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804d34, #807334); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #804D34?: #804D34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #804D34?: The RGB value is 128, 77, 52: 128 red, 77 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804D34?: The complementary color is #346780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.