What color is #822A10?

#822A10 is a dark, moderate red known as Caponata. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Caponata?

The RGB value is 130, 42, 16: 130 red, 42 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Caponata?

The complementary color is #106882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #822A10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Caponata color: hex code #822A10

#822A10 rgb(130, 42, 16)

Shades of brown

Caponata has the hex code #822A10. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 16.5% green and 6.3% blue (130, 42, 16).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 78% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 88% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

Caponata (#822A10) color codes

HEX	`#822A10`
RGB	`rgb(130, 42, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 16.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 78%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 88%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 88%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.5, 36.63, 35.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.5, 51.12, 44.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.129, 6.441, 1.2)`
Decimal	`8530448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Caponata, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #822A10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#822A10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #822A10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #822a10; }
.text { color: #822a10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #822a10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 42 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #822a10, #826310); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #822A10 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #822A10?: #822A10 is a dark, moderate red known as Caponata. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Caponata?: The RGB value is 130, 42, 16: 130 red, 42 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Caponata?: The complementary color is #106882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #822A10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.