#831624

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Brown.

About #831624

At its core, #831624 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 22, and 36.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 83% Magenta, 73% Yellow, and 49% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#831624
RGB131, 22, 36
HSL352.3°, 71.2%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 83%, 73%, 49%
HSV352.3°, 83.2%, 51.4%
LAB28.2, 45.3, 21.6
XYZ10.0, 5.5, 2.2
Decimal8590884

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.11:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.53:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.79:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #831624; }
.text-color { color: #831624; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #831624; }

Similar Colors

Brown
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