Close to Maroon
#83000C
#83000C is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Maroon. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 0% green, and 4.7% blue. Its hue is 355°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #83000C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
10.66:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.97:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.66:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.97:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #83000C as they’d see it.
#83000C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #83000C
What color is #83000C?
#83000C is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Maroon. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 0% green, and 4.7% blue. Its hue is 355°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #83000C in RGB?
#83000C is rgb(131, 0, 12): 131 red, 0 green, and 12 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #83000C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 91, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #83000C?
PANTONE 174 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #83000C?
Its complement #004740 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.