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#831700

#831700 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#831700 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.44% magenta, 100% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 10.53°, with 100% saturation and 25.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0544

Complementary

  1. #831700
  2. #006c83

Split complementary

  1. #831700
  2. #008359
  3. #002b83

Analogous

  1. #83002b
  2. #831700
  3. #835900

Triadic

  1. #831700
  2. #008317
  3. #170083

Tetradic

  1. #831700
  2. #6c8300
  3. #006c83
  4. #170083

Square

  1. #831700
  2. #2b8300
  3. #006c83
  4. #590083

Monochromatic

  1. #140400
  2. #370a00
  3. #831700
  4. #d02400
  5. #ff451d

Shades

#831700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #831700
  2. #761500
  3. #691200
  4. #5c1000
  5. #4f0e00
  6. #420c00
  7. #340900
  8. #270700
  9. #1a0500
  10. #0d0200
  11. #000000

Tints

#831700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #831700
  2. #8f2e1a
  3. #9c4533
  4. #a85d4d
  5. #b57466
  6. #c18b80
  7. #cda299
  8. #dab9b3
  9. #e6d1cc
  10. #f3e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#831700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #831700
  2. #83220d
  3. #822c1a
  4. #823726
  5. #824133
  6. #824c40
  7. #81564d
  8. #81615a
  9. #816b66
  10. #807673
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #623533 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #554a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #910014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #602a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a3c00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c000d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-831700 {
  color: #831700;
}
Background
.bg-831700 {
  background-color: #831700;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-831700 {
  border: 2px solid #831700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #831700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 100% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-831700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #831700, #835900);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-831700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 0 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 2.85 #800000 Maroon ΔE 3.30 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.18 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.54 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 6.09 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.61 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 7.36 #7ce8ff Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#831700  rgb(131, 23, 0)  hsl(11, 100%, 26%)  Dark Red
#006c83  rgb(0, 108, 131)  hsl(191, 100%, 26%)  Teal Blue
#008317  rgb(0, 131, 23)  hsl(131, 100%, 26%)  Green
#170083  rgb(23, 0, 131)  hsl(251, 100%, 26%)  Navy