What color is #820400?

#820400 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 #820400?

The RGB value is 130, 4, 0: 130 red, 4 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #820400?

The complementary color is #007E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #820400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#820400 color

#820400 rgb(130, 4, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #820400 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 1.6% green and 0% blue (130, 4, 0).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 100% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Salami (#820000), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#820400 color codes

HEX	`#820400`
RGB	`rgb(130, 4, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 1.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.26, 47.85, 38.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.26, 61.66, 39.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.251, 4.834, 0.446)`
Decimal	`8520704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #820400, 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 #820400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#820400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #820400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #820400; }
.text { color: #820400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #820400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 4 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #820400, #824500); }

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Questions

What color is #820400?: #820400 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 #820400?: The RGB value is 130, 4, 0: 130 red, 4 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #820400?: The complementary color is #007E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #820400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.