What color is #831A3E?

#831A3E is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #831A3E?

The RGB value is 131, 26, 62: 131 red, 26 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #831A3E?

The complementary color is #1A835F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #831A3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#831A3E color

#831A3E rgb(131, 26, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #831A3E is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 10.2% green and 24.3% blue (131, 26, 62).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 67% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 53% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beet Red (#7E203F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#831A3E color codes

HEX	`#831A3E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 26, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 10.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 67%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 80%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 53%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.19, 45.87, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.19, 46.22, 7.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.6, 5.913, 5.14)`
Decimal	`8591934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #831A3E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #831A3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#831A3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #831A3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #831a3e; }
.text { color: #831a3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #831a3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 26 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #831a3e, #832b1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #831A3E?: #831A3E is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #831A3E?: The RGB value is 131, 26, 62: 131 red, 26 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #831A3E?: The complementary color is #1A835F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #831A3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.