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Named color

Pompeian Red

Pompeian Red is a balanced red color with HEX #A42A04. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 164, 42, 4, HSL 14, 95%, 33%, warm temperature, and is useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems.

#A42A04 red warm balanced
HEX #A42A04
RGB rgb(164, 42, 4)
HSL hsl(14 95% 33%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 74, 98, 36)
Luminance 0.0956
Contrast Black 2.91:1White 7.21:1

CSS Utilities

--color-pompeian-red: #A42A04;
.bg-pompeian-red { background-color: #A42A04; }
.text-pompeian-red { color: #A42A04; }
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Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0956
Black text2.91:1AA Fail
White text7.21:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    95,
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  }
}
WCAG
{
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    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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}
Variants
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  "desaturated": "#923317",
  "pastel": "#EA663E",
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}
Pairings
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    "#F9430B",
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}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Pompeian Red Color

Pompeian Red sits in the red family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Pompeian Red is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include heritage, craft, and specificity, which makes it relevant for museum design and education. In design work, Pompeian Red is most useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Pompeian Red accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #A42A04.Pompeian Red CSS utilitiesUse Pompeian Red in CSS variables and utility classes.#A42A04 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Pompeian Red paletteOpen the generated palette based on Pompeian Red.Pompeian Red harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pompeian Red against black and white text.

Black text2.91:1AA Fail
White text7.21:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Rust#B7410E
Firebrick#B22222
Mahogany#C04000
Ruby Red#9B111E
Brown#A52A2A

Color Harmonies

#047FA4#047FA4
#A4042F#A4042F
#A47904#A47904
#04A42A#04A42A
#2A04A4#2A04A4
Open full Pompeian Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F9430B#F9430B
#4B1302#4B1302
#A82700#A82700
#923317#923317
#EA663E#EA663E
#D13100#D13100

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#047FA4#047FA4
#A4042F#A4042F
#A47904#A47904
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5