Palettes / Colors / #831709

#831709 — Deep Vivid Red

#831709 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 #831709 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.

#831709 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 #097381; it also sits naturally between #810937 and #815309. 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 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 93% · Key 49%

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

Previews

CSS code for #831709

.text { color: #831709; }
.background { background-color: #831709; }
.border { border: 3px solid #831709; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 23, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 87%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #831709; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 23, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #831709; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 23, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#831709">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#831709">Div content here</div>

Shades of #831709

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #097381:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #831709: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #831709

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 #831709 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 #831709 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

← #831708  ·  #83170A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #831709?

#831709 is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 131, 23, 9). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #831709?

#831709 is RGB 131, 23, 9 — HSL 7°, 87%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 93%, 49%.

What colors go with #831709?

Its complement is #097381; analogous partners are #810937 and #815309. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #831709 for text?

White text on #831709 has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.09:1.