Close to Garnet
#803E40
#803E40 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 24.3% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 35% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #803E40.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.83:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.68:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.83:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.68:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #803E40 as they’d see it.
#803E40 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #803E40
What color is #803E40?
#803E40 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 24.3% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 35% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #803E40 in RGB?
#803E40 is rgb(128, 62, 64): 128 red, 62 green, and 64 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #803E40 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 52, 50, 50). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #803E40?
PANTONE 4985 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #803E40?
Its complement #005C5B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.