Information about #804938 color

#804938 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#804938 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 73, 56) — 50.2% red, 28.6% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 28 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#804938 is a moderately toned earthy red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Nutmeg (#7E4A3B). Slightly further away sit Green Tea (#824B35) and Cigar (#7D4E38).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 73, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #804938: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#804938 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#804938 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #804938

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nutmeg color link
Nutmeg

#7E4A3B

Green Tea color link
Green Tea

#824B35

Cigar color link
Cigar

#7D4E38

Paarl color link
Paarl

#864B36

Ironstone color link
Ironstone

#86483C

Red Robin color link
Red Robin

#7D4138

Peanut color link
Peanut

#7A4434

Bole color link
Bole

#79443B

Boomerang color link
Boomerang

#794E33

Intrigue color link
Intrigue

#814743

Roman Ochre color link
Roman Ochre

#87523A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#804938
  • RGB128, 73, 56
  • CMYK0, 22, 28, 50
  • CSSrgb(128, 73, 56)
  • HSL14°, 39%, 36%
  • HSL Precise14.167°, 39.13%, 36.078%
  • HSV14°, 56%, 50%
  • HSB14°, 56%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.286, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.286, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.286, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID804938
  • DECIMAL ID8407352
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01