What color is #804F54?

#804F54 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #804F54?

The RGB value is 128, 79, 84: 128 red, 79 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804F54?

The complementary color is #4F807B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804F54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804F54 color

#804F54 rgb(128, 79, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #804F54 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 31% green and 32.9% blue (128, 79, 84).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 34% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#804F54 color codes

HEX	`#804F54`
RGB	`rgb(128, 79, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 31%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 34%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.28, 21.3, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.28, 22.07, 15.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.299, 10.822, 9.774)`
Decimal	`8408916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804F54, 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 #804F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#804F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #804F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804f54; }
.text { color: #804f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 79 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804f54, #80634f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #804F54?: #804F54 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #804F54?: The RGB value is 128, 79, 84: 128 red, 79 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804F54?: The complementary color is #4F807B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804F54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.