What color is #820001?

#820001 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Salami. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #820001?

The RGB value is 130, 0, 1: 130 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #820001?

The complementary color is #008281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #820001?

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.

#820001 color

#820001 rgb(130, 0, 1)

Shades of red

The hex color #820001 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 0% green and 0.4% blue (130, 0, 1).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 99% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Salami (#820000), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#820001 color codes

HEX	`#820001`
RGB	`rgb(130, 0, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 0%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 99%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.01, 48.6, 38.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.01, 61.85, 38.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.213, 4.75, 0.46)`
Decimal	`8519681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #820001, 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 #820001	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#820001 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 #820001 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #820001; }
.text { color: #820001; }
.border { border: 2px solid #820001; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 0 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #820001, #824000); }

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Questions

What color is #820001?: #820001 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Salami. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #820001?: The RGB value is 130, 0, 1: 130 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #820001?: The complementary color is #008281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #820001?: 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.