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#850000 color: Sacrifice Altar

#850000 is rgb(133, 0, 0) in RGB and oklch(38.726% 0.15892 29.234) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38.7%
0.159
29°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • red-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #850000

#850000 is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 38.7% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.51:1 contrast and black text 2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sacrifice Altar (#850101). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #850000 mixed with white

  1. 850000
  2. 942a20
  3. a24439
  4. b05c50
  5. bd7368
  6. c98a80
  7. d5a198
  8. e0b8b1
  9. ebcfcb
  10. f5e7e5

Darker: #850000 mixed with black

  1. 850000
  2. 730000
  3. 610000
  4. 500000
  5. 400000
  6. 300000
  7. 210000
  8. 130000
  9. 060000
  10. 010000

Calmer: #850000 with less saturation

  1. 850000
  2. 80140d
  3. 7a1f17
  4. 74261e
  5. 6e2d25
  6. 68322b
  7. 623730
  8. 5b3b35
  9. 543e3a
  10. 4d413f

Questions about #850000

What color is #850000?

#850000 is deep dark red. The closest named color is Sacrifice Altar. In RGB it is rgb(133, 0, 0), in HSL hsl(0, 100%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.726% 0.15892 29.234).

What colors go well with #850000?

The complementary color of #850000 is #00505d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #800042 and #6e3000. The triadic partners are #00570f and #253797.

Is white or black text more readable on #850000?

White text reads better on #850000: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and black gives 2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #850000 a warm or cool color?

#850000 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 38.7% and its chroma 0.159.