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#831747

#831747 is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Merlot. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 9% green, and 27.8% blue. Its hue is 333°, with 70% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

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This color as text on black

2.18:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #831747 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#831747
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #831747?

#831747 is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Merlot. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 9% green, and 27.8% blue. Its hue is 333°, with 70% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #831747 in RGB?

#831747 is rgb(131, 23, 71): 131 red, 23 green, and 71 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #831747 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 82, 46, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #831747?

PANTONE 242 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #831747?

Its complement #00502E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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