What color is #880033?

#880033 is a dark, vivid rose known as Macabre. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Macabre?

The RGB value is 136, 0, 51: 136 red, 0 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Macabre?

The complementary color is #008855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #880033?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Macabre color: hex code #880033

#880033 rgb(136, 0, 51)

Shades of red

Macabre has the hex code #880033. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 0% green and 20% blue (136, 0, 51).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 63% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

Macabre (#880033) color codes

HEX	`#880033`
RGB	`rgb(136, 0, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 0%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 63%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.05, 51.96, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.05, 53.24, 12.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.752, 5.475, 3.622)`
Decimal	`8912947`
Short hex	`#803`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Macabre, 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 #880033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#880033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #880033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #880033; }
.text { color: #880033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #880033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 0 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #880033, #881100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

See #880033 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #880033?: #880033 is a dark, vivid rose known as Macabre. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Macabre?: The RGB value is 136, 0, 51: 136 red, 0 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Macabre?: The complementary color is #008855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #880033?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.