#832C1D

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #832C1D

At its core, #832C1D is a dark and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 44, and 29.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 66% Magenta, 78% Yellow, and 49% Black. The HSL representation is 8.8° hue, 63.7% saturation, and 31.4% 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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#832C1D
RGB131, 44, 29
HSL8.8°, 63.7%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 66%, 78%, 49%
HSV8.8°, 77.9%, 51.4%
LAB31.1, 36.5, 29.4
XYZ10.5, 6.7, 1.9
Decimal8596509

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.34:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.99:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #832C1D; }
.text-color { color: #832C1D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #832C1D; }

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Brown
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