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#804D3C

#804d3c ≈ Chestnut

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#804d3c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 30.2% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.84% magenta, 53.12% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 15°, with 36.17% saturation and 36.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 6.16.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1022

Complementary

  1. #804d3c
  2. #3c6f80

Split complementary

  1. #804d3c
  2. #3c806f
  3. #3c4d80

Analogous

  1. #803c4d
  2. #804d3c
  3. #806f3c

Triadic

  1. #804d3c
  2. #3c804d
  3. #4d3c80

Tetradic

  1. #804d3c
  2. #6f803c
  3. #3c6f80
  4. #4d3c80

Square

  1. #804d3c
  2. #4d803c
  3. #3c6f80
  4. #6f3c80

Monochromatic

  1. #180e0b
  2. #4c2e24
  3. #804d3c
  4. #b16e58
  5. #c99b8c

Shades

#804d3c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #804d3c
  2. #734536
  3. #663e30
  4. #5a362a
  5. #4d2e24
  6. #40271e
  7. #331f18
  8. #261712
  9. #1a0f0c
  10. #0d0806
  11. #000000

Tints

#804d3c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #804d3c
  2. #8d5f50
  3. #997163
  4. #a68277
  5. #b3948a
  6. #c0a69e
  7. #ccb8b1
  8. #d9cac5
  9. #e6dbd8
  10. #f2edec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#804d3c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #804d3c
  2. #805243
  3. #80574a
  4. #805c50
  5. #806157
  6. #80675e
  7. #806c65
  8. #80716c
  9. #807672
  10. #807b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b5550 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a533b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #665e3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b4549 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b513b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71583c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #874844 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-804d3c {
  color: #804d3c;
}
Background
.bg-804d3c {
  background-color: #804d3c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-804d3c {
  border: 2px solid #804d3c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #804d3c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 77 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 36% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-804d3c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #804d3c, #806f3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-804d3c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 77 60 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.16 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 6.90 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 7.47 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 8.46 #80461b Russet ΔE 8.65 #674c47 Liver ΔE 8.69 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.08 #7fb2c3 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Chestnut
#804d3c  rgb(128, 77, 60)  hsl(15, 36%, 37%)  Chestnut
#3c6f80  rgb(60, 111, 128)  hsl(195, 36%, 37%)  Teal Blue
#3c804d  rgb(60, 128, 77)  hsl(135, 36%, 37%)  Sea Green
#4d3c80  rgb(77, 60, 128)  hsl(255, 36%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue