#831E1B#831E1B
#831E1B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.137 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #831E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 30, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 66%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 79%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 79.4%, 48.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.99, 42.30, 28.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.99, 50.85, 33.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.42% 0.1217 0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.42% 0.137 27.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0234, 5.8345, 1.6351) |
| Luminance | 0.0583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.31
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.61
Maroon
#800000
ΔE00 4.83
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 4.88
Blood
#770001
ΔE00 5.03
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#831E1B #1B8083
analogous
#831B4C #831E1B #83521B
triadic
#831E1B #1B831E #1E1B83
tetradic
#831E1B #4C831B #1B8083 #521B83
square
#831E1B #4C831B #1B8083 #521B83
split-complementary
#831E1B #1B8352 #1B4C83
monochromatic
#1E0706 #501211 #831E1B #B62A25 #D84541
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.69
#831E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.17
#831E1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #831E1B
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##831E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##831E1B | 1.00 | 9.69 | 2.17 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D361A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#564C17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91001F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#444444
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #831e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 30, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.137 27.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af6358',
500: '#831e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #831e1b; $custom-light: #af6358; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#831e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 30,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.731,
"s": 65.823,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40416,
"c": 0.13672,
"h": 27.1
},
"luminance": 0.05833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#831E1B
secondary
#43B3B6
accent
#E4E93F
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120603
muted
#817A78