Palettes / Colors / #831702

#831702 — Deep Vivid Red

#831702 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 #831702 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.

#831702 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 #026D83; it also sits naturally between #83022D and #835802. 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 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 98% · Key 49%

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

Previews

CSS code for #831702

.text { color: #831702; }
.background { background-color: #831702; }
.border { border: 3px solid #831702; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 23, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 97%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #831702; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 23, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #831702; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 23, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#831702">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#831702">Div content here</div>

Shades of #831702

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Tones of #831702

Color harmonies

Complementary — #026D83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #831702: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #831702

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 #831702 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 #831702 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

← #831701  ·  #831703 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #831702?

#831702 is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 131, 23, 2). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #831702?

#831702 is RGB 131, 23, 2 — HSL 10°, 97%, 26% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 98%, 49%.

What colors go with #831702?

Its complement is #026D83; analogous partners are #83022D and #835802. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #831702 for text?

White text on #831702 has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.09:1.