Palettes / Colors / #872012

#872012 — Red

#872012 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color DarkRed (#8B0000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkred (#8B0000) — not an exact match. CSS darkred gives you #8B0000, a different color; use #872012 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#872012 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #127987; it also sits naturally between #87123F and #875A12. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 13% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 87% · Key 47%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #872012

.text { color: #872012; }
.background { background-color: #872012; }
.border { border: 3px solid #872012; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 32, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 76%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #872012; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 32, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #872012; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 32, 18, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#872012">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#872012">Div content here</div>

Shades of #872012

Tints of #872012

Tones of #872012

Color harmonies

Complementary — #127987:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #872012: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #872012

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #872012 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #872012 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #872011  ·  #872013 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #872012?

#872012 is Red, a red color (RGB 135, 32, 18). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #872012?

#872012 is RGB 135, 32, 18 — HSL 7°, 76%, 30% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 87%, 47%.

What colors go with #872012?

Its complement is #127987; analogous partners are #87123F and #875A12. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #872012 for text?

White text on #872012 has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.25:1.