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#84010E Color

#84010E is rgb(132, 1, 14) in RGB, hsl(354, 98%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 89%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maroon (#800000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84010E
HEX#84010E
RGBrgb(132, 1, 14)
HSLhsl(354, 98%, 26%)
HSVhsv(354, 99%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 89%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(38.7% 0.156 26)
LABlab(27.25% 49.56 34.94)
LCHlch(27.25% 60.64 35.18)

What #84010E 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 #84010E, 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.

#84010E Channel Values

How #84010E 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 132 · G 1 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 98% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 99% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 89% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.54:1 vs white · 1.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84010E 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 text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #84010E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84010E; 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 #84010E

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #84010E.

How #84010E 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#84010E
Protanopia#38380B
Protanomaly#602B0C
Deuteranopia#4E4E00
Deuteranomaly#683D02
Tritanopia#840303
Tritanomaly#840207
Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #84010E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84010e: #84010E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84010E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84010e': '#84010E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.004, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_84010e">#84010E</color>
SVG fillfill="#84010E"

More Red Colors

#84010E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#84010E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84010E?

#84010E is a dark red — rgb(132, 1, 14) in RGB and hsl(354, 98%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maroon (#800000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.75.

What is the RGB value of #84010E?

#84010E is rgb(132, 1, 14) — red 132, green 1, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84010E?

#84010E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 89%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84010E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #84010E scores 10.54:1 against white and 1.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84010E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84010E 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 4.75, which is very hard to tell apart.

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