What color is #820000?

#820000 is a dark, vivid red known as Salami. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Salami?

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

What is the complementary color of Salami?

The complementary color is #008282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #820000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Salami color: hex code #820000

#820000 rgb(130, 0, 0)

Shades of red

Salami has the hex code #820000. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 0% green and 0% blue (130, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

Salami (#820000) color codes

HEX	`#820000`
RGB	`rgb(130, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26, 48.59, 38.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26, 62.09, 38.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.207, 4.747, 0.432)`
Decimal	`8519680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Salami, 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 #820000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#820000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #820000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #820000; }
.text { color: #820000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #820000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #820000, #824100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #820000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #820000?: #820000 is a dark, vivid red known as Salami. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Salami?: The RGB value is 130, 0, 0: 130 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Salami?: The complementary color is #008282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #820000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.