What color is #80181A?

#80181A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sneaky Devil. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80181A?

The RGB value is 128, 24, 26: 128 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80181A?

The complementary color is #18807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80181A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80181A color

#80181A rgb(128, 24, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #80181A is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 9.4% green and 10.2% blue (128, 24, 26).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 68% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 80% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sneaky Devil (#840014), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#80181A color codes

HEX	`#80181A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 24, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 9.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 68%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 81%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 80%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.62, 43.32, 27.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.62, 51.15, 32.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.416, 5.319, 1.508)`
Decimal	`8394778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80181A, 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 #80181A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#80181A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #80181A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80181a; }
.text { color: #80181a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80181a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 24 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80181a, #804a18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

Questions

What color is #80181A?: #80181A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sneaky Devil. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80181A?: The RGB value is 128, 24, 26: 128 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80181A?: The complementary color is #18807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80181A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.