What color is #870028?

#870028 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Burgundy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #870028?

The RGB value is 135, 0, 40: 135 red, 0 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #870028?

The complementary color is #00875F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #870028?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#870028 color

#870028 rgb(135, 0, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #870028 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 0% green and 15.7% blue (135, 0, 40).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 70% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Burgundy (#800020), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#870028 color codes

HEX	`#870028`
RGB	`rgb(135, 0, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 0%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 70%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.59, 51.08, 18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.59, 54.3, 19.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.376, 5.306, 2.485)`
Decimal	`8847400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #870028, 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 #870028	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#870028 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #870028 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #870028; }
.text { color: #870028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #870028; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 0 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #870028, #871c00); }

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Questions

What color is #870028?: #870028 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Burgundy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #870028?: The RGB value is 135, 0, 40: 135 red, 0 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #870028?: The complementary color is #00875F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #870028?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.