What color is #804D49?

#804D49 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #804D49?

The RGB value is 128, 77, 73: 128 red, 77 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804D49?

The complementary color is #497C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804D49 color

#804D49 rgb(128, 77, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #804D49 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 30.2% green and 28.6% blue (128, 77, 73).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 43% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sly Fox (#804741), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#804D49 color codes

HEX	`#804D49`
RGB	`rgb(128, 77, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 30.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 43%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 43%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.51, 21.04, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.51, 23.99, 28.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.759, 10.379, 7.633)`
Decimal	`8408393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804D49, 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 #804D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#804D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #804D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804d49; }
.text { color: #804d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 77 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804d49, #806949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #804D49?: #804D49 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #804D49?: The RGB value is 128, 77, 73: 128 red, 77 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804D49?: The complementary color is #497C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.