Close to Barn Red
#831702
#831702 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Barn Red. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 9% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 10°, with 97% saturation and 26% 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 #831702.
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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2.09:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.06:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.09:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #831702 as they’d see it.
#831702 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 #831702
What color is #831702?
#831702 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Barn Red. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 9% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 10°, with 97% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #831702 in RGB?
#831702 is rgb(131, 23, 2): 131 red, 23 green, and 2 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #831702 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 82, 98, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #831702?
PANTONE 1675 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #831702?
Its complement #004958 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.