Close to Garnet
#804949
#804949 is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 28.6% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 27% saturation and 39% 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 #804949.
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
7.08:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.97:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.08:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.97:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #804949 as they’d see it.
#804949 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #804949
What color is #804949?
#804949 is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 28.6% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #804949 in RGB?
#804949 is rgb(128, 73, 73): 128 red, 73 green, and 73 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #804949 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 43, 43, 50). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #804949?
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 #804949?
Its complement #106263 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.