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#811003 Color

#811003 is rgb(129, 16, 3) in RGB, hsl(6, 95%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 98%, 49%) 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 2.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#811003
HEX#811003
RGBrgb(129, 16, 3)
HSLhsl(6, 95%, 26%)
HSVhsv(6, 98%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 98%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(38.7% 0.148 30.9)
LABlab(27.47% 45.86 39.41)
LCHlch(27.47% 60.47 40.67)

What #811003 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 #811003, 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.

#811003 Channel Values

How #811003 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 129 · G 16 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 95% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 98% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 98% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.45:1 vs white · 2.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #811003 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 text10.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #811003

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #811003; 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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Tints & Shades of #811003

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.

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How #811003 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#811003
Protanopia#3A3A00
Protanomaly#5E2E01
Deuteranopia#4E4E00
Deuteranomaly#663E00
Tritanopia#810F0F
Tritanomaly#810F0A
Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #811003 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-811003: #811003;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #811003;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-811003': '#811003' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.063, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_811003">#811003</color>
SVG fillfill="#811003"

More Red Colors

#811003 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#811003 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #811003?

#811003 is a dark red — rgb(129, 16, 3) in RGB and hsl(6, 95%, 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 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #811003?

#811003 is rgb(129, 16, 3) — red 129, green 16, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #811003?

#811003 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 98%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #811003 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #811003 scores 10.45:1 against white and 2.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #811003 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #811003 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 2.92, which is very hard to tell apart.

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