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#86091E Color

#86091E is rgb(134, 9, 30) in RGB, hsl(350, 87%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 78%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burgundy (#800020), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86091E
HEX#86091E
RGBrgb(134, 9, 30)
HSLhsl(350, 87%, 28%)
HSVhsv(350, 93%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 78%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(39.6% 0.153 21.5)
LABlab(28.32% 49.12 26.47)
LCHlch(28.32% 55.79 28.32)

What #86091E 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 #86091E, 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.

#86091E Channel Values

How #86091E 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 134 · G 9 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 87% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 93% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 78% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.14:1 vs white · 2.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86091E 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 text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #86091E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86091E; 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 #86091E

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 #86091E.

How #86091E 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#86091E
Protanopia#3A3A1C
Protanomaly#622E1D
Deuteranopia#505013
Deuteranomaly#6A3F18
Tritanopia#860D0D
Tritanomaly#860B15
Achromatopsia#414141

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86091E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86091e: #86091E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86091E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86091e': '#86091E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.035, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_86091e">#86091E</color>
SVG fillfill="#86091E"

More Red Colors

#86091E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#86091E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86091E?

#86091E is a dark red — rgb(134, 9, 30) in RGB and hsl(350, 87%, 28%) 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 4.32.

What is the RGB value of #86091E?

#86091E is rgb(134, 9, 30) — red 134, green 9, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86091E?

#86091E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 78%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86091E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #86091E scores 10.14:1 against white and 2.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86091E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86091E 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 11.27, which is visibly different.

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