Russet (#80461B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.47:1 — vs black: 2.81:1

Color values

  • HEX #80461B
  • RGB rgb(128, 70, 27)
  • HSL hsl(25, 78%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 45.31, 78.91, 49.8 )
  • Websafe #993333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #80461B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Russet
#80461B Base
#1B5580
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Russet
#80461B Base
#801B22
#80791B
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Russet
#80461B Base
#1B8046
#461B80
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Russet
#80461B Base
#1B8079
#1B2280
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Russet
#80461B Base
#22801B
#1B5580
#791B80
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Russet
#80461B Base
#150C04
#41230E
#5E3414
#A25822
#BF6928
#DC9058
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Russet, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#150C04
#2A1709
#40230D
#552F12
#6B3A16
Russet #80461B Base
#B66426
#D88547
#E4A97D
#EFCDB4
#FBF1EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #80461B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #80461B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #80461B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #80461B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #80461B,
        #1C8FE4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #80461B,
        #1C8FE4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$russet: #80461B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$russet-r: 128;
$russet-g: 70;
$russet-b: 27;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $russet;
    color: rgba($russet-r, $russet-g, $russet-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Russet appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #80461B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5C5C15 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #4F4F1C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #824242 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #555555 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Russet ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Russet #80461B Base
Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 2.90
Sepia #704214 ΔE 4.40
Brown-nose #6B4423 ΔE 5.70

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.