Close to Burgundy
#82001E
#82001E is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Burgundy. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 0% green, and 11.8% blue. Its hue is 346°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #82001E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.97:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.67:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.97:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #82001E as they’d see it.
#82001E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #82001E
What color is #82001E?
#82001E is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Burgundy. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 0% green, and 11.8% blue. Its hue is 346°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #82001E in RGB?
#82001E is rgb(130, 0, 30): 130 red, 0 green, and 30 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #82001E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 77, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #82001E?
PANTONE 201 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #82001E?
Its complement #004836 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.