What color is #82151E?

#82151E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Barbera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82151E?

The RGB value is 130, 21, 30: 130 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82151E?

The complementary color is #158279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82151E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82151E color

#82151E rgb(130, 21, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #82151E is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 8.2% green and 11.8% blue (130, 21, 30).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 72% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 77% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Barbera (#8B031C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#82151E color codes

HEX	`#82151E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 21, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 8.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 72%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 84%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 77%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.78, 45.01, 24.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.78, 51.47, 29.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.71, 5.377, 1.755)`
Decimal	`8525086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82151E, 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 #82151E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#82151E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #82151E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82151e; }
.text { color: #82151e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82151e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 21 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82151e, #824315); }

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Questions

What color is #82151E?: #82151E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Barbera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82151E?: The RGB value is 130, 21, 30: 130 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82151E?: The complementary color is #158279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82151E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.