HEX Color #832400 (Maroon)

About #832400

The precise color #832400 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Maroon. Its digital footprint relies on 131 parts red, 36 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 73% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#832400

RGB131, 36, 0

HSL16.5°, 100.0%, 25.7%

CMYK0%, 73%, 100%, 49%

HSV16.5°, 100.0%, 51.4%

LAB29.6, 39.3, 41.8

XYZ10.0, 6.1, 0.6

Decimal8594432

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#832400 #005E83

Analogous

#83001D #836500

Triadic

#008324 #240083

Tetradic

#1D8300 #005E83 #650083

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#832400

#903C1C

#9E5438

#AC6D55

#BA8571

#C79D8D

#D5B6AA

#E3CEC6

#F1E6E2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#832400

#742000

#651C00

#571800

#481400

#3A1000

#2B0C00

#1D0800

#0E0400

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.47:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.22:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

9.05:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.89:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #832400; }

.text-color { color: #832400; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #832400; }

Similar Colors

Maroon

#800000