Palettes / Colors / #891705
#891705 — Vivid Red
#891705 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 #891705 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.
#891705 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 #05788A; it also sits naturally between #8A0536 and #8A5905. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #891705 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 137, 23, 5 |
| HSL | 8°, 93%, 28% |
| HSV | 8°, 96%, 54% |
| CMYK | 0%, 83%, 96%, 46% |
| XYZ | 10.65, 5.94, 0.73 |
| Yxy | 5.94, 0.6149, 0.3430 |
| CIE-Lab | 29.27, 45.94, 40.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 24.38, 37.21, 14.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 9% · Blue 2%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 96% · Key 46%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #891705
.text { color: #891705; }
.background { background-color: #891705; }
.border { border: 3px solid #891705; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 23, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 93%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #891705; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 23, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #891705; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 23, 5, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#891705">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#891705">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #05788A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 9.60:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.19:1 Fails |
Best text color on #891705: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #891705
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 #891705: ·
How #891705 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 #891705 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 #891705?
#891705 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 137, 23, 5). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #891705?
#891705 is RGB 137, 23, 5 — HSL 8°, 93%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 96%, 46%.
What colors go with #891705?
Its complement is #05788A; analogous partners are #8A0536 and #8A5905. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #891705 for text?
White text on #891705 has a contrast ratio of 9.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.19:1.