Close to Chili
#B80708
#B80708 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Chili. In RGB it’s made of 72.2% red, 2.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 360°, with 93% saturation and 37% 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 #B80708.
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
6.84:1 AABlack text on this color
3.07:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.84:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.07:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B80708 as they’d see it.
#B80708 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B80708
What color is #B80708?
#B80708 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Chili. In RGB it’s made of 72.2% red, 2.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 360°, with 93% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #B80708 in RGB?
#B80708 is rgb(184, 7, 8): 184 red, 7 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B80708 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 96, 96, 28). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B80708?
PANTONE 485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B80708?
Its complement #0B6565 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.