Close to Garnet
#804142
#804142 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 25.5% green, and 25.9% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #804142.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
7.63:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.75:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.63:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.75:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #804142 as they’d see it.
#804142 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 #804142
What color is #804142?
#804142 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 25.5% green, and 25.9% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #804142 in RGB?
#804142 is rgb(128, 65, 66): 128 red, 65 green, and 66 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #804142 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 49, 48, 50). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #804142?
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 #804142?
Its complement #0C5D5D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.