What color is #82070E?

#82070E 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 #82070E?

The RGB value is 130, 7, 14: 130 red, 7 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82070E?

The complementary color is #07827B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82070E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82070E color

#82070E rgb(130, 7, 14)

Shades of red

The hex color #82070E is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 2.7% green and 5.5% blue (130, 7, 14).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 90% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 89% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Devil (#860111), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#82070E color codes

HEX	`#82070E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 7, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 2.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 90%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 95%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 89%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.54, 47.56, 33.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.54, 58.03, 34.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.362, 4.931, 0.874)`
Decimal	`8521486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82070E, 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 #82070E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#82070E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #82070E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82070e; }
.text { color: #82070e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82070e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 7 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82070e, #823d07); }

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Questions

What color is #82070E?: #82070E 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 #82070E?: The RGB value is 130, 7, 14: 130 red, 7 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82070E?: The complementary color is #07827B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82070E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.