What color is #87353F?

#87353F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87353F?

The RGB value is 135, 53, 63: 135 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87353F?

The complementary color is #35877D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87353F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87353F color

#87353F rgb(135, 53, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #87353F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 20.8% green and 24.7% blue (135, 53, 63).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 44% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 53% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#87353F color codes

HEX	`#87353F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 53, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 20.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 44%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 53%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.1, 36.01, 11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.1, 37.93, 18.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.163, 8.057, 5.616)`
Decimal	`8860991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87353F, 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 #87353F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#87353F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #87353F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87353f; }
.text { color: #87353f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87353f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 53 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87353f, #875435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #87353F?: #87353F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87353F?: The RGB value is 135, 53, 63: 135 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87353F?: The complementary color is #35877D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87353F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.