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#880C29 Color

#880C29 is rgb(136, 12, 41) in RGB, hsl(346, 84%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 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 3.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#880C29
HEX#880C29
RGBrgb(136, 12, 41)
HSLhsl(346, 84%, 29%)
HSVhsv(346, 91%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 70%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.153 16.9)
LABlab(29.10% 49.53 20.24)
LCHlch(29.10% 53.51 22.23)

What #880C29 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 #880C29, 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.

#880C29 Channel Values

How #880C29 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 136 · G 12 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 84% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 91% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 70% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.85:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #880C29 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 text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #880C29

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #880C29; 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 #880C29

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 #880C29.

How #880C29 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#880C29
Protanopia#3C3C28
Protanomaly#632F28
Deuteranopia#525221
Deuteranomaly#6C4025
Tritanopia#871212
Tritanomaly#88101D
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #880C29 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-880c29: #880C29;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #880C29;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-880c29': '#880C29' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.047, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_880c29">#880C29</color>
SVG fillfill="#880C29"

More Red Colors

#880C29 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#880C29 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #880C29?

#880C29 is a dark red — rgb(136, 12, 41) in RGB and hsl(346, 84%, 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 3.59.

What is the RGB value of #880C29?

#880C29 is rgb(136, 12, 41) — red 136, green 12, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #880C29?

#880C29 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 70%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #880C29 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #880C29 scores 9.85:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #880C29 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #880C29 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 14.73, which is visibly different.

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