What color is #800007?

#800007 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Reign. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #800007?

The RGB value is 128, 0, 7: 128 red, 0 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #800007?

The complementary color is #008079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #800007?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#800007 color

#800007 rgb(128, 0, 7)

Shades of red

The hex color #800007 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 0% green and 2.7% blue (128, 0, 7).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 95% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Red Reign (#800707), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#800007 color codes

HEX	`#800007`
RGB	`rgb(128, 0, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 0%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 95%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.58, 48.17, 35.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.58, 59.69, 36.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.942, 4.606, 0.619)`
Decimal	`8388615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #800007, 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 #800007	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#800007 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #800007 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #800007; }
.text { color: #800007; }
.border { border: 2px solid #800007; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 0 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #800007, #803900); }

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Questions

What color is #800007?: #800007 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Reign. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #800007?: The RGB value is 128, 0, 7: 128 red, 0 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #800007?: The complementary color is #008079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #800007?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.