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#800705 Color

#800705 is rgb(128, 7, 5) in RGB, hsl(1, 92%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 95%, 96%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Barn Red (#7C0A02), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#800705
HEX#800705
RGBrgb(128, 7, 5)
HSLhsl(1, 92%, 26%)
HSVhsv(1, 96%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 95%, 96%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(38% 0.151 29)
LABlab(26.63% 47.30 37.81)
LCHlch(26.63% 60.55 38.64)

What #800705 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #800705, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#800705 Channel Values

How #800705 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 7 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 1° · S 92% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 1° · S 96% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 95% · Y 96% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.77:1 vs white · 1.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #800705 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #800705

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #800705; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #800705

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #800705.

How #800705 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#800705
Protanopia#373702
Protanomaly#5D2B03
Deuteranopia#4C4C00
Deuteranomaly#653C00
Tritanopia#800707
Tritanomaly#800706
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #800705 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-800705: #800705;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #800705;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-800705': '#800705' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.027, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_800705">#800705</color>
SVG fillfill="#800705"

More Red Colors

#800705 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#800705 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #800705?

#800705 is a dark red — rgb(128, 7, 5) in RGB and hsl(1, 92%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Barn Red (#7C0A02), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.89.

What is the RGB value of #800705?

#800705 is rgb(128, 7, 5) — red 128, green 7, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #800705?

#800705 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 95%, 96%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #800705 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #800705 scores 10.77:1 against white and 1.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #800705 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #800705 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 2.06, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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