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HEX atlas value

#332E28

#332E28 is a warm orange HEX color close to Asphalt. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 51, 46, 40, HSL 33, 12%, 18%, has luminance 0.0281, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

orangewarmdarkearth-tone
#332E28 Sample readable text
HEX #332E28
RGB rgb(51, 46, 40)
HSL hsl(33 12% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 22, 80)
Luminance 0.0281
Contrast Black 1.56:1White 13.44:1

CSS

--color-332e28: #332E28;
.background-332e28 { background-color: #332E28; }
.text-332e28 { color: #332E28; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0281
Black text1.56:1AA Fail
White text13.44:1AA 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
{"hex":"#332E28","rgb":[51,46,40],"hsl":[33,12,18],"cmyk":[0,10,22,80],"luminance":0.0281,"contrast":{"black":1.56,"white":13.44}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":13.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.48,"contrastWhite":14.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#332928","hex":"#332928","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.49,"contrastWhite":14.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","dark","earth tone","dark orange","earth tone orange","Asphalt adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/332e28.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rubber.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#282D33","analogous":["#332928","#333328"],"triadic":["#28332E","#2E2833"],"tetradic":["#283329","#282D33","#332833"],"splitComplementary":["#283333","#292833"],"monochromatic":["#675D51","#332E28","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#675D51","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#3E2F1E","desaturated":"#2E2E2E","pastel":"#6E6E6E","neon":"#854900"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"asphalt","name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","distance":9.055385138137417},{"slug":"peat","name":"Peat","hex":"#3B2F2F","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":11.789826122551595},{"slug":"jet","name":"Jet","hex":"#343434","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":14.45683229480096}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #332E28

#332E28 is classified as a warm orange value with dark and earth tone visual character. #332E28 is visually closest to Asphalt, a named gray color with HEX #2B2B2B.

The RGB channels are 51, 46, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg with 12% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0281, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.56:1AA Fail
White text13.44:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #332E28 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.56:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF13.44:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
Rubber#FFFFFF text · best 14.83:1#2A2725
Slate Black#FFFFFF text · best 14.79:1#26282A
Asphalt#FFFFFF text · best 14.15:1#2B2B2B
#332928#FFFFFF text · best 14.11:1#332928

Generated Palette

#332E28#332E28
#282D33#282D33
#332928#332928
#333328#333328
#675D51#675D51
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#282D33#282D33
#332928#332928
#333328#333328
#28332E#28332E
#2E2833#2E2833

Variants

#675D51#675D51
Black#000000
#3E2F1E#3E2F1E
#2E2E2E#2E2E2E
#6E6E6E#6E6E6E
#854900#854900

Nearest Named Colors

Asphalt#2B2B2B
Peat#3B2F2F
Rubber#2A2725
Jet#343434
Slate Black#26282A

Related HEX Guides

Asphalt colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #2B2B2B.Peat colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #3B2F2F.Rubber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #2A2725.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark group.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#332E28 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.