Information about #831B20 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#831B20 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(131, 27, 32) — 51.4% red, 10.6% green, 12.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 41 / 39 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#831B20 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Falu Red (#801818). Slightly further away sit OU Crimson Red (#841617) and Strawberry Jam (#8B171A).

In RGB terms — rgb(131, 27, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #831B20: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#831B20 color variations

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#831B20 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #831B20

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

Antique Ruby color link
Antique Ruby

#841B2D

Bullseye color link
Bullseye

#7D222B

UP Maroon color link
UP Maroon

#7B1113

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

Flame Red color link
Flame Red

#86282E

Persian Plum color link
Persian Plum

#701C1C

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#831B20
  • RGB131, 27, 32
  • CMYK0, 41, 39, 49
  • HSL357°, 66%, 31%
  • HSL Precise357.115°, 65.823%, 30.98%
  • HSV357°, 79%, 51%
  • HSB357°, 79%, 51%
  • HEX ID831B20
  • DECIMAL ID8592160
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
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