What color is #810102?

#810102 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Maroon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #810102?

The RGB value is 129, 1, 2: 129 red, 1 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #810102?

The complementary color is #018180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #810102?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#810102 color

#810102 rgb(129, 1, 2)

Shades of red

The hex color #810102 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 0.4% green and 0.8% blue (129, 1, 2).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 98% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 98% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#810102 color codes

HEX	`#810102`
RGB	`rgb(129, 1, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 0.4%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 98%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 99%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 98%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.85, 48.16, 37.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.85, 61.11, 37.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.076, 4.695, 0.486)`
Decimal	`8454402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #810102, 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 #810102	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#810102 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #810102 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #810102; }
.text { color: #810102; }
.border { border: 2px solid #810102; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 1 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #810102, #814001); }

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Questions

What color is #810102?: #810102 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Maroon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #810102?: The RGB value is 129, 1, 2: 129 red, 1 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #810102?: The complementary color is #018180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #810102?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.