What color is #800C29?

#800C29 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Evil Forces. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #800C29?

The RGB value is 128, 12, 41: 128 red, 12 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #800C29?

The complementary color is #0C8063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #800C29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#800C29 color

#800C29 rgb(128, 12, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #800C29 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 4.7% green and 16.1% blue (128, 12, 41).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 83% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 68% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Evil Forces (#770022), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#800C29 color codes

HEX	`#800C29`
RGB	`rgb(128, 12, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 4.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 83%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 91%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 68%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.77, 47.14, 16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.77, 49.91, 19.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.435, 5.014, 2.568)`
Decimal	`8391721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #800C29, 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 #800C29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#800C29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #800C29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #800c29; }
.text { color: #800c29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #800c29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 12 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #800c29, #80290c); }

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Questions

What color is #800C29?: #800C29 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Evil Forces. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #800C29?: The RGB value is 128, 12, 41: 128 red, 12 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #800C29?: The complementary color is #0C8063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #800C29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.