Close to Oxblood
#540708
#540708 is a very dark, vivid red, close to the color Oxblood. In RGB it’s made of 32.9% red, 2.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 85% saturation and 18% 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 #540708.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.88:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.41:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.88:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.41:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #540708 as they’d see it.
#540708 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 #540708
What color is #540708?
#540708 is a very dark, vivid red, close to the color Oxblood. In RGB it’s made of 32.9% red, 2.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 85% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #540708 in RGB?
#540708 is rgb(84, 7, 8): 84 red, 7 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #540708 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 92, 90, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #540708?
PANTONE 188 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #540708?
Its complement #002D2D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.