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#85001F Color

#85001F is rgb(133, 0, 31) in RGB, hsl(346, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 77%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burgundy (#800020), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85001F
HEX#85001F
RGBrgb(133, 0, 31)
HSLhsl(346, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(346, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 77%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(39% 0.157 19.8)
LABlab(27.58% 50.35 24.93)
LCHlch(27.58% 56.18 26.34)

What #85001F 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 #85001F, 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.

#85001F Channel Values

How #85001F 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 133 · G 0 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 77% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.41:1 vs white · 2.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85001F 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 text10.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85001F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85001F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85001F; 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 #85001F

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 #85001F.

How #85001F 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#85001F
Protanopia#38381E
Protanomaly#602B1E
Deuteranopia#4F4F14
Deuteranomaly#693D19
Tritanopia#850606
Tritanomaly#850313
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85001F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85001f: #85001F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85001F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85001f': '#85001F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.000, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_85001f">#85001F</color>
SVG fillfill="#85001F"

More Red Colors

#85001F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85001F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85001F?

#85001F is a dark red — rgb(133, 0, 31) in RGB and hsl(346, 100%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burgundy (#800020), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.92.

What is the RGB value of #85001F?

#85001F is rgb(133, 0, 31) — red 133, green 0, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85001F?

#85001F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 77%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85001F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85001F scores 10.41:1 against white and 2.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85001F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85001F 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 12.63, which is visibly different.

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