Close to Garnet
#804540
#804540 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 27.1% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 5°, 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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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #804540.
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
7.39:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.84:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.39:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.84:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #804540 as they’d see it.
#804540 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 #804540
What color is #804540?
#804540 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 27.1% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #804540 in RGB?
#804540 is rgb(128, 69, 64): 128 red, 69 green, and 64 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #804540 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 46, 50, 50). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #804540?
PANTONE 499 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #804540?
Its complement #006066 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.