Palettes / Colors / #831700

#831700 — Deep Vivid Red

#831700 is a red color we call Deep Vivid Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #831700 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#831700 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #006C85; it also sits naturally between #85002A and #855B00. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 9% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 100% · Key 49%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #831700

.text { color: #831700; }
.background { background-color: #831700; }
.border { border: 3px solid #831700; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 23, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 100%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #831700; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 23, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #831700; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 23, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#831700">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#831700">Div content here</div>

Shades of #831700

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #006C85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #831700: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #831700

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #831700 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #831700 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8316FF  ·  #831701 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #831700?

#831700 is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 131, 23, 0). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #831700?

#831700 is RGB 131, 23, 0 — HSL 11°, 100%, 26% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 100%, 49%.

What colors go with #831700?

Its complement is #006C85; analogous partners are #85002A and #855B00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #831700 for text?

White text on #831700 has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.09:1.