What color is #804D46?

#804D46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #804D46?

The RGB value is 128, 77, 70: 128 red, 77 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804D46?

The complementary color is #467980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804D46 color

#804D46 rgb(128, 77, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #804D46 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 30.2% green and 27.5% blue (128, 77, 70).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 45% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sly Fox (#804741), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#804D46 color codes

HEX	`#804D46`
RGB	`rgb(128, 77, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 30.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 45%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.45, 20.68, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.45, 24.58, 32.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.662, 10.34, 7.122)`
Decimal	`8408390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804D46, 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 #804D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#804D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #804D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804d46; }
.text { color: #804d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 77 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804d46, #806a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #804D46?: #804D46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #804D46?: The RGB value is 128, 77, 70: 128 red, 77 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804D46?: The complementary color is #467980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.