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#86323E Color

#86323E is rgb(134, 50, 62) in RGB, hsl(351, 46%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 54%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Solid Pink (#893843), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86323E
HEX#86323E
RGBrgb(134, 50, 62)
HSLhsl(351, 46%, 36%)
HSVhsv(351, 63%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 54%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(44% 0.115 14.6)
LABlab(33.74% 37.40 12.34)
LCHlch(33.74% 39.38 18.26)

What #86323E 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 #86323E, 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.

#86323E Channel Values

How #86323E 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 50 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 46% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 63% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 54% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.27:1 vs white · 2.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86323E 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 text8.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #86323E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86323E; 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 #86323E

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 #86323E.

How #86323E 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#86323E
Protanopia#49493D
Protanomaly#67413E
Deuteranopia#59593A
Deuteranomaly#6E4C3C
Tritanopia#853434
Tritanomaly#863338
Achromatopsia#4E4E4E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86323E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86323e: #86323E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86323E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86323e': '#86323E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.196, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_86323e">#86323E</color>
SVG fillfill="#86323E"

More Red Colors

#86323E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#86323E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86323E?

#86323E is a dark red — rgb(134, 50, 62) in RGB and hsl(351, 46%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Solid Pink (#893843), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.35.

What is the RGB value of #86323E?

#86323E is rgb(134, 50, 62) — red 134, green 50, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86323E?

#86323E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 54%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86323E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #86323E scores 8.27:1 against white and 2.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86323E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86323E 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 23.84, which is visibly different.

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