Palettes / Colors / #804D47

#804D47 — Dusty Red

#804D47 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

#804D47 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #477B80; it also sits naturally between #80475E and #806947. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 30% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 45% · Key 50%

Previews

CSS code for #804D47

.text { color: #804D47; }
.background { background-color: #804D47; }
.border { border: 3px solid #804D47; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 77, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 29%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #804D47; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 77, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #804D47; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 77, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#804D47">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#804D47">Div content here</div>

Shades of #804D47

Tints of #804D47

Tones of #804D47

Color harmonies

Complementary — #477B80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #804D47: #FFFFFF.

How #804D47 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #804D47 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #804D47?

#804D47 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 128, 77, 71). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #804D47?

#804D47 is RGB 128, 77, 71 — HSL 6°, 29%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 45%, 50%.

What colors go with #804D47?

Its complement is #477B80; analogous partners are #80475E and #806947. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #804D47 for text?

White text on #804D47 has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.07:1.