#830016

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.

About #830016

When working with digital screens, the color #830016 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Maroon. Its digital footprint relies on 131 parts red, 0 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 83% yellow, and 49% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#830016
RGB131, 0, 22
HSL349.9°, 100.0%, 25.7%
CMYK0%, 100%, 83%, 49%
HSV349.9°, 100.0%, 51.4%
LAB26.4, 49.3, 28.6
XYZ9.5, 4.9, 1.2
Decimal8585238

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.98:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.68:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #830016; }
.text-color { color: #830016; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #830016; }

Similar Colors

Maroon
#800000