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#831C19

#831c19 ≈ Falu Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#831c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.63% magenta, 80.92% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 1.7°, with 67.95% saturation and 30.59% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Falu Red (#801818), ΔE 0.98.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0573

Complementary

  1. #831c19
  2. #198083

Split complementary

  1. #831c19
  2. #198351
  3. #194b83

Analogous

  1. #83194b
  2. #831c19
  3. #835119

Triadic

  1. #831c19
  2. #19831c
  3. #1c1983

Tetradic

  1. #831c19
  2. #808319
  3. #198083
  4. #1c1983

Square

  1. #831c19
  2. #4b8319
  3. #198083
  4. #511983

Monochromatic

  1. #110403
  2. #430e0d
  3. #831c19
  4. #c32a25
  5. #df5a56

Shades

#831c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #831c19
  2. #761917
  3. #691614
  4. #5c1412
  5. #4f110f
  6. #420e0d
  7. #340b0a
  8. #270808
  9. #1a0605
  10. #0d0303
  11. #000000

Tints

#831c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #831c19
  2. #8f3330
  3. #9c4947
  4. #a8605e
  5. #b57775
  6. #c18e8c
  7. #cda4a3
  8. #dabbba
  9. #e6d2d1
  10. #f3e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#831c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #831c19
  2. #832623
  3. #82302e
  4. #823a38
  5. #824442
  6. #824e4d
  7. #815857
  8. #816261
  9. #816c6b
  10. #807676
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #633837 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c3517 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #554c14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #602d18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a3e16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b041b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-831c19 {
  color: #831c19;
}
Background
.bg-831c19 {
  background-color: #831c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-831c19 {
  border: 2px solid #831c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #831c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 68% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-831c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #831c19, #835119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-831c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#801818 Falu Red ΔE 0.98 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.00 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.18 #800000 Maroon ΔE 4.38 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.83 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.91 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.32 #7ce3e6 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Falu Red
#831c19  rgb(131, 28, 25)  hsl(2, 68%, 31%)  Falu Red
#198083  rgb(25, 128, 131)  hsl(182, 68%, 31%)  Teal
#19831c  rgb(25, 131, 28)  hsl(122, 68%, 31%)  Green
#1c1983  rgb(28, 25, 131)  hsl(242, 68%, 31%)  Phthalo Blue