Palettes / Colors / #891707
#891707 — Vivid Red
#891707 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 #891707 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.
#891707 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 #077988; it also sits naturally between #880738 and #885607. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #891707 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 137, 23, 7 |
| HSL | 7°, 90%, 28% |
| HSV | 7°, 95%, 54% |
| CMYK | 0%, 83%, 95%, 46% |
| XYZ | 10.66, 5.95, 0.79 |
| Yxy | 5.95, 0.6129, 0.3419 |
| CIE-Lab | 29.28, 45.98, 39.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 24.39, 37.25, 14.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 9% · Blue 3%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 95% · Key 46%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #891707
.text { color: #891707; }
.background { background-color: #891707; }
.border { border: 3px solid #891707; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 23, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 90%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #891707; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 23, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #891707; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 23, 7, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#891707">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#891707">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #077988:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 9.59:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.19:1 Fails |
Best text color on #891707: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #891707
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 #891707: ·
How #891707 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 #891707 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 #891707?
#891707 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 137, 23, 7). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #891707?
#891707 is RGB 137, 23, 7 — HSL 7°, 90%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 95%, 46%.
What colors go with #891707?
Its complement is #077988; analogous partners are #880738 and #885607. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #891707 for text?
White text on #891707 has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.19:1.