Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Burgundy

Burgundy is a balanced red color with HEX #800020. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 128, 0, 32, HSL 345, 100%, 25%, warm temperature, and is useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design.

#800020 red warm balanced
HEX #800020
RGB rgb(128, 0, 32)
HSL hsl(345 100% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 100, 75, 50)
Luminance 0.0469
Contrast Black 1.94:1White 10.84:1

CSS Utilities

--color-burgundy: #800020;
.bg-burgundy { background-color: #800020; }
.text-burgundy { color: #800020; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0469
Black text1.94:1AA Fail
White text10.84:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    100,
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  ],
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  }
}
WCAG
{
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    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
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    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  "analogous": [
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    "#802000"
  ],
  "triadic": [
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    "#002080"
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    "#008060",
    "#200080"
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    "#006080"
  ],
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    "#DB0037",
    "#800020",
    "#240009"
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}
Variants
{
  "light": "#DB0037",
  "dark": "#240009",
  "saturated": "#800020",
  "desaturated": "#710E27",
  "pastel": "#EC1349",
  "neon": "#A8002A"
}
Pairings
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    "#802000"
  ],
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    "#DB0037"
  ],
  "neutral": [
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#DB0037",
    "#710E27"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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      "/wcag/burgundy",
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  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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      "#802000"
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      "#710E27",
      "#DB0037"
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      "#F5F5F5",
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Color meaning and use

About Burgundy Color

Burgundy sits in the red family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Burgundy is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, intensity, and attention, which makes it relevant for fashion and food. In design work, Burgundy is most useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Burgundy accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #800020.Burgundy CSS utilitiesUse Burgundy in CSS variables and utility classes.#800020 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Burgundy paletteOpen the generated palette based on Burgundy.Burgundy harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Burgundy against black and white text.

Black text1.94:1AA Fail
White text10.84:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Carmine#960018
Barn Red#7C0A02
Ruby Red#9B111E
Maroon#800000
Dark Red#8B0000

Color Harmonies

#008060#008060
#800060#800060
#802000#802000
#208000#208000
#002080#002080
Open full Burgundy harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#DB0037#DB0037
#240009#240009
Burgundy#800020
#710E27#710E27
#EC1349#EC1349
#A8002A#A8002A

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#008060#008060
#800060#800060
#802000#802000
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5