What color is #82131B?

#82131B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sneaky Devil. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82131B?

The RGB value is 130, 19, 27: 130 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82131B?

The complementary color is #13827A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82131B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82131B color

#82131B rgb(130, 19, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #82131B is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 7.5% green and 10.6% blue (130, 19, 27).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 74% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 79% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sneaky Devil (#840014), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#82131B color codes

HEX	`#82131B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 19, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 7.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 74%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 85%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 79%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, 45.43, 26.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 52.65, 30.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.638, 5.292, 1.551)`
Decimal	`8524571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82131B, 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 #82131B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#82131B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #82131B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82131b; }
.text { color: #82131b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82131b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 19 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82131b, #824213); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

Questions

What color is #82131B?: #82131B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sneaky Devil. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82131B?: The RGB value is 130, 19, 27: 130 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82131B?: The complementary color is #13827A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82131B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.