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#831716

#831716 ≈ Falu Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#831716 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.44% magenta, 83.21% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 0.55°, with 71.24% saturation and 30% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Falu Red (#801818), ΔE 0.92.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.055

Complementary

  1. #831716
  2. #168283

Split complementary

  1. #831716
  2. #16834d
  3. #164c83

Analogous

  1. #83164c
  2. #831716
  3. #834d16

Triadic

  1. #831716
  2. #168317
  3. #171683

Tetradic

  1. #831716
  2. #828316
  3. #168283
  4. #171683

Square

  1. #831716
  2. #4c8316
  3. #168283
  4. #4d1683

Monochromatic

  1. #110303
  2. #410c0b
  3. #831716
  4. #c42321
  5. #e25250

Shades

#831716 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #831716
  2. #761514
  3. #691212
  4. #5c100f
  5. #4f0e0d
  6. #420c0b
  7. #340909
  8. #270707
  9. #1a0504
  10. #0d0202
  11. #000000

Tints

#831716 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #831716
  2. #8f2e2d
  3. #9c4545
  4. #a85d5c
  5. #b57473
  6. #c18b8b
  7. #cda2a2
  8. #dab9b9
  9. #e6d1d0
  10. #f3e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#831716 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #831716
  2. #832221
  3. #822c2b
  4. #823736
  5. #824140
  6. #824c4b
  7. #815656
  8. #816160
  9. #816b6b
  10. #807675
  11. #808080

Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #633635 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a3314 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #544b11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #910019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #602a15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a3c13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c0018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-831716 {
  color: #831716;
}
Background
.bg-831716 {
  background-color: #831716;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-831716 {
  border: 2px solid #831716;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #831716;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 71% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-831716 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #831716, #834d16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-831716 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 22 / 0.35);
}

#801818 Falu Red ΔE 0.92 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.78 #800000 Maroon ΔE 3.78 #960018 Carmine ΔE 3.82 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.35 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.49 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.61 #7ce8e9 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Falu Red
#831716  rgb(131, 23, 22)  hsl(1, 71%, 30%)  Falu Red
#168283  rgb(22, 130, 131)  hsl(181, 71%, 30%)  Teal
#168317  rgb(22, 131, 23)  hsl(121, 71%, 30%)  Green
#171683  rgb(23, 22, 131)  hsl(241, 71%, 30%)  Phthalo Blue