Information about #821616 color

#821616 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#821616 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(130, 22, 22) — 51% red, 8.6% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 42 / 42 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated earthy red, #821616 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to OU Crimson Red (#841617). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Falu Red (#801818) and Fedefu Red (#7C1319).

In RGB terms — rgb(130, 22, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #821616: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #821616 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#821616 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#821616 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #821616

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

UP Maroon color link
UP Maroon

#7B1113

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Persian Plum color link
Persian Plum

#701C1C

Salsa color link
Salsa

#770C25

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#821616
  • RGB130, 22, 22
  • CMYK0, 42, 42, 49
  • CSSrgb(130, 22, 22)
  • HSL0°, 71%, 30%
  • HSL Precise0°, 71.053%, 29.804%
  • HSV0°, 83%, 51%
  • HSB0°, 83%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.510, 0.086, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.510, 0.086, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.510, 0.086, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID821616
  • DECIMAL ID8525334
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01