#83071D

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Brown.

About #83071D

Visually, #83071D is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 131 red, 7 green, and 29 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 95% Magenta, 78% Yellow, and 49% Black. The HSL representation is 349.4° hue, 89.9% saturation, and 27.1% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83071D
RGB131, 7, 29
HSL349.4°, 89.9%, 27.1%
CMYK0%, 95%, 78%, 49%
HSV349.4°, 94.7%, 51.4%
LAB26.9, 48.3, 24.7
XYZ9.7, 5.1, 1.6
Decimal8587037

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.71:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83071D; }
.text-color { color: #83071D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #83071D; }

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Brown
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