Close to Burgundy
#830521
#830521 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Burgundy. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 347°, with 93% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #830521.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.01:1 FailThis color as text on white
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2.01:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #830521 as they’d see it.
#830521 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #830521
What color is #830521?
#830521 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Burgundy. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 347°, with 93% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #830521 in RGB?
#830521 is rgb(131, 5, 33): 131 red, 5 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #830521 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 96, 75, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #830521?
PANTONE 201 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #830521?
Its complement #014938 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.