Close to Barn Red
#862000
#862000 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Barn Red. In RGB it’s made of 52.5% red, 12.5% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 14°, 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 #862000.
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
9.46:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.22:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.46:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.22:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #862000 as they’d see it.
#862000 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 #862000
What color is #862000?
#862000 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Barn Red. In RGB it’s made of 52.5% red, 12.5% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 14°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #862000 in RGB?
#862000 is rgb(134, 32, 0): 134 red, 32 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #862000 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 76, 100, 47). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #862000?
PANTONE 1675 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #862000?
Its complement #094C64 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.