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#870828 Color

#870828 is rgb(135, 8, 40) in RGB, hsl(345, 89%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 70%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burgundy (#800020), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#870828
HEX#870828
RGBrgb(135, 8, 40)
HSLhsl(345, 89%, 28%)
HSVhsv(345, 94%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 70%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(39.9% 0.154 16.8)
LABlab(28.63% 49.86 20.28)
LCHlch(28.63% 53.83 22.13)

What #870828 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 #870828, 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.

#870828 Channel Values

How #870828 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 135 · G 8 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 89% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 94% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 70% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.02:1 vs white · 2.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #870828 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 text10.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #870828

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #870828; 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 #870828

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 #870828.

How #870828 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#870828
Protanopia#3B3B27
Protanomaly#622E27
Deuteranopia#515120
Deuteranomaly#6B3F23
Tritanopia#860F0F
Tritanomaly#870D1C
Achromatopsia#424242

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #870828 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-870828: #870828;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #870828;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-870828': '#870828' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.031, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_870828">#870828</color>
SVG fillfill="#870828"

More Red Colors

#870828 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#870828 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #870828?

#870828 is a dark red — rgb(135, 8, 40) in RGB and hsl(345, 89%, 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 3.3.

What is the RGB value of #870828?

#870828 is rgb(135, 8, 40) — red 135, green 8, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #870828?

#870828 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 70%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #870828 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #870828 scores 10.02:1 against white and 2.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #870828 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #870828 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 14.98, which is visibly different.

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