What color is #820015?

#820015 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Sneaky Devil. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #820015?

The RGB value is 130, 0, 21: 130 red, 0 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #820015?

The complementary color is #00826D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #820015?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#820015 color

#820015 rgb(130, 0, 21)

Shades of red

The hex color #820015 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 0% green and 8.2% blue (130, 0, 21).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 84% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sneaky Devil (#840014), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#820015 color codes

HEX	`#820015`
RGB	`rgb(130, 0, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 0%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 84%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.16, 49.02, 28.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.16, 56.9, 30.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.342, 4.802, 1.144)`
Decimal	`8519701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #820015, 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 #820015	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#820015 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #820015 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #820015; }
.text { color: #820015; }
.border { border: 2px solid #820015; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 0 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #820015, #822c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

Questions

What color is #820015?: #820015 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Sneaky Devil. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #820015?: The RGB value is 130, 0, 21: 130 red, 0 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #820015?: The complementary color is #00826D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #820015?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.