#83333A

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #83333A

When working with digital screens, the color #83333A is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 51, and 58.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 61% M, 56% Y, and 49% K. With a hue angle of 354.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83333A
RGB131, 51, 58
HSL354.8°, 44.0%, 35.7%
CMYK0%, 61%, 56%, 49%
HSV354.8°, 61.1%, 51.4%
LAB32.9, 35.1, 13.4
XYZ11.3, 7.5, 4.9
Decimal8598330

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.40:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.50:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.03:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.13:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83333A; }
.text-color { color: #83333A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #83333A; }

Similar Colors

Brown
#A52A2A