Palettes / Colors / #881007
#881007 — Vivid Red
#881007 is a red color we call Vivid 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 #881007 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.
#881007 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 #077F88; it also sits naturally between #88073F and #885007. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #881007 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 136, 16, 7 |
| HSL | 4°, 90%, 28% |
| HSV | 4°, 95%, 53% |
| CMYK | 0%, 88%, 95%, 47% |
| XYZ | 10.38, 5.62, 0.74 |
| Yxy | 5.62, 0.6200, 0.3358 |
| CIE-Lab | 28.43, 47.45, 38.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 23.71, 38.51, 13.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 53% · Green 6% · Blue 3%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 95% · Key 47%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #881007
.text { color: #881007; }
.background { background-color: #881007; }
.border { border: 3px solid #881007; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(136, 16, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 90%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #881007; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(136, 16, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #881007; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(136, 16, 7, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#881007">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#881007">Div content here</div>
Shades of #881007
Tints of #881007
Tones of #881007
Color harmonies
Complementary — #077F88:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 9.89:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.12:1 Fails |
Best text color on #881007: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #881007
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #881007: ·
How #881007 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 #881007 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #881007?
#881007 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 136, 16, 7). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #881007?
#881007 is RGB 136, 16, 7 — HSL 4°, 90%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 88%, 95%, 47%.
What colors go with #881007?
Its complement is #077F88; analogous partners are #88073F and #885007. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #881007 for text?
White text on #881007 has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.12:1.