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#831709

#831709 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#831709 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.44% magenta, 93.13% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 6.89°, with 87.14% saturation and 27.45% 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 10.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0546

Complementary

  1. #831709
  2. #097583

Split complementary

  1. #831709
  2. #098354
  3. #093883

Analogous

  1. #830938
  2. #831709
  3. #835409

Triadic

  1. #831709
  2. #098317
  3. #170983

Tetradic

  1. #831709
  2. #758309
  3. #097583
  4. #170983

Square

  1. #831709
  2. #388309
  3. #097583
  4. #540983

Monochromatic

  1. #130301
  2. #3b0a04
  3. #831709
  4. #cb240e
  5. #f14a34

Shades

#831709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #831709
  2. #761508
  3. #691207
  4. #5c1006
  5. #4f0e05
  6. #420c05
  7. #340904
  8. #270703
  9. #1a0502
  10. #0d0201
  11. #000000

Tints

#831709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #831709
  2. #8f2e22
  3. #9c453a
  4. #a85d53
  5. #b5746b
  6. #c18b84
  7. #cda29d
  8. #dab9b5
  9. #e6d1ce
  10. #f3e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#831709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #831709
  2. #832215
  3. #822c21
  4. #82372d
  5. #824139
  6. #824c45
  7. #815650
  8. #81615c
  9. #816b68
  10. #807674
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #633534 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3305 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #554b01 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #910016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #602a07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a3c04 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c0011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-831709 {
  color: #831709;
}
Background
.bg-831709 {
  background-color: #831709;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-831709 {
  border: 2px solid #831709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #831709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 87% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-831709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #831709, #835409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-831709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 9 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 2.23 #800000 Maroon ΔE 2.31 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.39 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.01 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.25 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.74 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.97 #7ce8f6 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#831709  rgb(131, 23, 9)  hsl(7, 87%, 27%)  Dark Red
#097583  rgb(9, 117, 131)  hsl(187, 87%, 27%)  Teal Blue
#098317  rgb(9, 131, 23)  hsl(127, 87%, 27%)  Green
#170983  rgb(23, 9, 131)  hsl(247, 87%, 27%)  Phthalo Blue