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#80462E Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #80462E including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#80462E Color Information

#80462E RGB value is (128, 70, 46). The hex color red value is 128, green is 70, and blue is 46. Its HSL format shows a hue of 18°, saturation of 47 percent, and lightness of34 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 45 percent, 64 percent, 50percent.

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#80462E Color Meaning

Color #80462E embodies concentrated earth, mineral depth, and quiet intensity. Color #80462E is the darkest in the coral sequence—a deep red-brown that mirrors dried clay, roasted nuts, and unglazed terracotta. #80462E rejects surface brightness, favoring instead a tone of internal warmth. In architectural and product design, #80462E hue signals permanence without pretense, common in heritage restoration, artisan tools, and sustainable packaging. Environmental psychology links such deep earth tones to increased feelings of safety and belonging in communal spaces. Functionally, color #80462E serves as a robust alternative to black in typography and UI elements. #80462E reduces eye strain better than pure black while maintaining excellent contrast against off-whites. Print reproduction is excellent on matte finishes, where its depth enhances perceived craftsmanship. Consumer studies show higher trust in content framed in color #80462E versus standard browns—ideal for editorial and archival contexts. Culturally, color #80462E reflects the beauty of transformation through time—clay fired, spice dried, stories aged. #80462E appears in slow design, culinary heritage, and craft cooperatives as a symbol of process over product. Spiritually, #80462E connects to the root chakra’s foundational mode: being as belonging. Designers use color #80462E when they want to signal depth with warmth. Its silence speaks through texture.

Color Conversion

Convert #80462E across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#80462E
RGB
rgb(128, 70, 46)
HSL
hsl(18°, 47%, 34%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 45%, 64%, 50%)
HSV
hsv(18°, 64%, 50%)
XYZ
11.5854 9.1668 3.7435
Yxy
9.1668 0.4730 0.3742
Hunter Lab
30.2767 0.8086 0.5567
CIE-Lab
36.3034 22.4642 25.1449

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red128 / 255 (50%)
50%
Green70 / 255 (27%)
27%
Blue46 / 255 (18%)
18%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta45 / 100 (45%)
45%
Yellow64 / 100 (64%)
64%
Key (Black)50 / 100 (50%)
50%

Color Variations

#80462E harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#80462E harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #80462E for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

7.41:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

7.41:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

7.41:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #80462E appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#80462E

protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #80462E;

Text Color

color: #80462E;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #80462E;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #80462E40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #80462E;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #80462E 0%, #4e2b1c 100%);

#80462E Color FAQs

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