What color is #880808?

#880808 is a dark, vivid red known as Blood Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blood Red?

The RGB value is 136, 8, 8: 136 red, 8 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blood Red?

The complementary color is #088888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #880808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blood Red color: hex code #880808

#880808 rgb(136, 8, 8)

Shades of red

Blood Red has the hex code #880808. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 3.1% green and 3.1% blue (136, 8, 8).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 89% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 94% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

Blood Red (#880808) color codes

HEX	`#880808`
RGB	`rgb(136, 8, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 3.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 89%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 94%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 94%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.92, 48.96, 37.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.92, 61.74, 37.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.285, 5.427, 0.736)`
Decimal	`8914952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blood Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #880808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#880808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #880808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #880808; }
.text { color: #880808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #880808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 8 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #880808, #884808); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #880808 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #880808?: #880808 is a dark, vivid red known as Blood Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blood Red?: The RGB value is 136, 8, 8: 136 red, 8 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blood Red?: The complementary color is #088888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #880808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.