What color is #840C35?

#840C35 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Macabre. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #840C35?

The RGB value is 132, 12, 53: 132 red, 12 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #840C35?

The complementary color is #0C845B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #840C35?

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.

#840C35 color

#840C35 rgb(132, 12, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #840C35 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 4.7% green and 20.8% blue (132, 12, 53).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 83% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 60% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Macabre (#880033), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#840C35 color codes

HEX	`#840C35`
RGB	`rgb(132, 12, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 4.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 83%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 91%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 60%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.92, 49.01, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.92, 50, 11.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.291, 5.427, 3.873)`
Decimal	`8653877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #840C35, 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 #840C35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#840C35 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 #840C35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #840c35; }
.text { color: #840c35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #840c35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 12 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #840c35, #841f0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #840C35?: #840C35 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Macabre. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #840C35?: The RGB value is 132, 12, 53: 132 red, 12 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #840C35?: The complementary color is #0C845B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #840C35?: 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.