What color is #820E3B?

#820E3B is a dark, vivid rose known as Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Inescapable Lover?

The RGB value is 130, 14, 59: 130 red, 14 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Inescapable Lover?

The complementary color is #0E8255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #820E3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Inescapable Lover color: hex code #820E3B

#820E3B rgb(130, 14, 59)

Shades of red

Inescapable Lover has the hex code #820E3B. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 5.5% green and 23.1% blue (130, 14, 59).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 81% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 55% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

Inescapable Lover (#820E3B) color codes

HEX	`#820E3B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 14, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 5.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 81%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 89%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 55%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.78, 48.52, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.78, 48.85, 6.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.153, 5.377, 4.64)`
Decimal	`8523323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Inescapable Lover, 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 #820E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#820E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #820E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #820e3b; }
.text { color: #820e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #820e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 14 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #820e3b, #821b0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #820E3B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #820E3B?: #820E3B is a dark, vivid rose known as Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Inescapable Lover?: The RGB value is 130, 14, 59: 130 red, 14 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Inescapable Lover?: The complementary color is #0E8255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #820E3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.