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#862003 Color

#862003 is rgb(134, 32, 3) in RGB, hsl(13, 96%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 98%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kenyan Copper (#7C1C05), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#862003
HEX#862003
RGBrgb(134, 32, 3)
HSLhsl(13, 96%, 27%)
HSVhsv(13, 98%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 98%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(41% 0.142 34.8)
LABlab(30.27% 42.81 42.05)
LCHlch(30.27% 60.00 44.49)

What #862003 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 #862003, 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.

#862003 Channel Values

How #862003 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 32 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 96% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 98% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 98% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.45:1 vs white · 2.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #862003 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 text9.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #862003

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #862003; 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 #862003

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

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How #862003 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#862003
Protanopia#414100
Protanomaly#643601
Deuteranopia#545400
Deuteranomaly#6B4500
Tritanopia#861E1E
Tritanomaly#861F16
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #862003 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-862003: #862003;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #862003;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-862003': '#862003' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.125, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_862003">#862003</color>
SVG fillfill="#862003"

More Red Colors

#862003 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#862003 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #862003?

#862003 is a dark red — rgb(134, 32, 3) in RGB and hsl(13, 96%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kenyan Copper (#7C1C05), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #862003?

#862003 is rgb(134, 32, 3) — red 134, green 32, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #862003?

#862003 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 98%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #862003 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #862003 scores 9.45:1 against white and 2.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #862003 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #862003 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 7.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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