Close to Merlot
#860D41
#860D41 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Merlot. In RGB it’s made of 52.5% red, 5.1% green, and 25.5% blue. Its hue is 334°, with 82% saturation and 29% 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 #860D41.
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
9.78:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.15:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.78:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.15:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #860D41 as they’d see it.
#860D41 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 #860D41
What color is #860D41?
#860D41 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Merlot. In RGB it’s made of 52.5% red, 5.1% green, and 25.5% blue. Its hue is 334°, with 82% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #860D41 in RGB?
#860D41 is rgb(134, 13, 65): 134 red, 13 green, and 65 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #860D41 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 90, 51, 47). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #860D41?
PANTONE 221 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #860D41?
Its complement #014F2E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.