#870D25 Color

#870D25 is rgb(135, 13, 37) in RGB, hsl(348, 82%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 73%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burgundy (#800020), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#870D25

HEX#870D25

RGBrgb(135, 13, 37)

HSLhsl(348, 82%, 29%)

HSVhsv(348, 90%, 53%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 73%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(40.1% 0.152 18.9)

LABlab(28.88% 48.93 22.58)

LCHlch(28.88% 53.89 24.77)

What #870D25 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 #870D25, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burgundy#800020ΔE 2.46 Antique Ruby#841B2DΔE 6.18 Royal Red#9B1C31ΔE 6.41 Crimson (UA)#9E1B32ΔE 7.48 Japanese Carmine#9D2933ΔE 7.8 Vivid Burgundy#9F1D35ΔE 7.84

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#870D25 Channel Values

How #870D25 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 135 · G 13 · B 37	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 348° · S 82% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 348° · S 90% · V 53%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 90% · Y 73% · K 47%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.93:1 vs white · 2.11:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #870D25 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 text9.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #870D25

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #870D25; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #870D25

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 #870D25 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#870D25

Protanopia#3C3C24

Protanomaly#632F24

Deuteranopia#51511C

Deuteranomaly#6B4020

Tritanopia#871212

Tritanomaly#87101B

Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #870D25 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-870d25: #870D25;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #870D25;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-870d25': '#870D25' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.051, blue: 0.145)

Android XML<color name="color_870d25">#870D25</color>

SVG fillfill="#870D25"

More Red Colors

#870D25 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

882d17 851919 892a2a 841b2d 893843 82181a 893f45 801818 8a0015 800020 8a3324 800000 9e1b32 b8002b cb4154 db1600 e95c4b f5e2e2 fe6f5e ff4747 ffa089 ffe1db 400c0c 663333

#870D25 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #870D25?

#870D25 is a dark red — rgb(135, 13, 37) in RGB and hsl(348, 82%, 29%) 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 2.46.

What is the RGB value of #870D25?

#870D25 is rgb(135, 13, 37) — red 135, green 13, and blue 37 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #870D25?

#870D25 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 73%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #870D25 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #870D25 scores 9.93:1 against white and 2.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #870D25 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #870D25 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 13.18, which is visibly different.

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