What color is #860E37?

#860E37 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 #860E37?

The RGB value is 134, 14, 55: 134 red, 14 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #860E37?

The complementary color is #0E865D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #860E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#860E37 color

#860E37 rgb(134, 14, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #860E37 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 5.5% green and 21.6% blue (134, 14, 55).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 81% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 59% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Macabre (#880033), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#860E37 color codes

HEX	`#860E37`
RGB	`rgb(134, 14, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 5.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 81%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 90%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 59%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.54, 49.3, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.54, 50.21, 10.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.679, 5.66, 4.144)`
Decimal	`8785463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #860E37, 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 #860E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#860E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #860E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #860e37; }
.text { color: #860e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #860e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 14 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #860e37, #86210e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #860E37?: #860E37 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 #860E37?: The RGB value is 134, 14, 55: 134 red, 14 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #860E37?: The complementary color is #0E865D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #860E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.