Information about #831525 color

#831525 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #831525 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(131, 21, 37) (51.4% red, 8.2% green, 14.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 43 / 37 / 49 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated earthy red, #831525 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Antique Ruby (#841B2D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Falu Red (#801818) and Strawberry Jam (#8B171A).

In RGB terms — rgb(131, 21, 37) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #831525: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #831525 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#831525 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#831525 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #831525

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Antique Ruby color link
Antique Ruby

#841B2D

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Salsa color link
Salsa

#770C25

Bullseye color link
Bullseye

#7D222B

Claret color link
Claret

#7F1734

Red Letter color link
Red Letter

#751631

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#831525
  • RGB131, 21, 37
  • CMYK0, 43, 37, 49
  • CSSrgb(131, 21, 37)
  • HSL351°, 72%, 30%
  • HSL Precise351.273°, 72.368%, 29.804%
  • HSV351°, 84%, 51%
  • HSB351°, 84%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.082, 0.145)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.082, 0.145, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.082, 0.145)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID831525
  • DECIMAL ID8590629
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01