What color is #820010?

#820010 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Devil. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #820010?

The RGB value is 130, 0, 16: 130 red, 0 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #820010?

The complementary color is #008272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #820010?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#820010 color

#820010 rgb(130, 0, 16)

Shades of red

The hex color #820010 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 0% green and 6.3% blue (130, 0, 16).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 88% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Devil (#860111), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#820010 color codes

HEX	`#820010`
RGB	`rgb(130, 0, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 0%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 88%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.11, 48.89, 31.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.11, 58.32, 33.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.301, 4.785, 0.924)`
Decimal	`8519696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #820010, 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 #820010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#820010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #820010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #820010; }
.text { color: #820010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #820010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 0 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #820010, #823100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blood Red.

Questions

What color is #820010?: #820010 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Devil. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #820010?: The RGB value is 130, 0, 16: 130 red, 0 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #820010?: The complementary color is #008272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #820010?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.