#831D00

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.

About #831D00

When working with digital screens, the color #831D00 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Maroon. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(131, 29, 0).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 78% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 13.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#831D00
RGB131, 29, 0
HSL13.3°, 100.0%, 25.7%
CMYK0%, 78%, 100%, 49%
HSV13.3°, 100.0%, 51.4%
LAB28.7, 42.0, 41.0
XYZ9.8, 5.7, 0.6
Decimal8592640

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.81:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.14:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.38:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.82:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #831D00; }
.text-color { color: #831D00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #831D00; }

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