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#80490A Color

#80490A is rgb(128, 73, 10) in RGB, hsl(32, 86%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 92%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80490A
HEX#80490A
RGBrgb(128, 73, 10)
HSLhsl(32, 86%, 27%)
HSVhsv(32, 92%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 92%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(46.1% 0.102 61.6)
LABlab(37.11% 20.86 43.24)
LCHlch(37.11% 48.01 64.25)

What #80490A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #80490A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#80490A Channel Values

How #80490A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 73 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 86% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 92% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 92% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.3:1 vs white · 2.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80490A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #80490A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80490A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #80490A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80490A.

How #80490A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#80490A
Protanopia#565608
Protanomaly#695109
Deuteranopia#606000
Deuteranomaly#6E5702
Tritanopia#824444
Tritanomaly#814636
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80490A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-80490a: #80490A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80490A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80490a': '#80490A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.286, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_80490a">#80490A</color>
SVG fillfill="#80490A"

More Brown Colors

#80490A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#80490A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80490A?

#80490A is a dark brown — rgb(128, 73, 10) in RGB and hsl(32, 86%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #80490A?

#80490A is rgb(128, 73, 10) — red 128, green 73, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80490A?

#80490A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 92%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80490A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #80490A scores 7.3:1 against white and 2.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80490A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80490A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 7.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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