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HEX atlas value

#362C26

#362C26 is a warm orange HEX color close to Peat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 54, 44, 38, HSL 23, 17%, 18%, has luminance 0.0273, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

orangewarmdarkearth-tone
#362C26 Sample readable text
HEX #362C26
RGB rgb(54, 44, 38)
HSL hsl(23 17% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 30, 79)
Luminance 0.0273
Contrast Black 1.55:1White 13.58:1

CSS

--color-362c26: #362C26;
.background-362c26 { background-color: #362C26; }
.text-362c26 { color: #362C26; }

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
Luminance0.0273
Black text1.55:1AA Fail
White text13.58:1AA 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":"#362C26","rgb":[54,44,38],"hsl":[23,17,18],"cmyk":[0,19,30,79],"luminance":0.0273,"contrast":{"black":1.55,"white":13.58}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":13.58,"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":"#362628","hex":"#362628","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.46,"contrastWhite":14.34,"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"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","dark","earth tone","dark orange","earth tone orange","Peat 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/362c26.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rubber.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#263036","analogous":["#362628","#363426"],"triadic":["#26362C","#2C2636"],"tetradic":["#283626","#263036","#342636"],"splitComplementary":["#263634","#262836"],"monochromatic":["#6B584C","#362C26","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#6B584C","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#402A1C","desaturated":"#2E2E2E","pastel":"#706D6B","neon":"#853300"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"peat","name":"Peat","hex":"#3B2F2F","distance":10.723805294763608},{"slug":"asphalt","name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"jet","name":"Jet","hex":"#343434","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":16.97056274847714}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #362C26

#362C26 is classified as a warm orange value with dark and earth tone visual character. #362C26 is visually closest to Peat, a named red color with HEX #3B2F2F.

The RGB channels are 54, 44, and 38, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg with 17% 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 0.0273, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.55:1AA Fail
White text13.58:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #362C26 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.55:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF13.58:1 · 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
#362628#FFFFFF text · best 14.34:1#362628
Asphalt#FFFFFF text · best 14.15:1#2B2B2B

Generated Palette

#362C26#362C26
#263036#263036
#362628#362628
#363426#363426
#6B584C#6B584C
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#263036#263036
#362628#362628
#363426#363426
#26362C#26362C
#2C2636#2C2636

Variants

#6B584C#6B584C
Black#000000
#402A1C#402A1C
#2E2E2E#2E2E2E
#706D6B#706D6B
#853300#853300

Nearest Named Colors

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

Related HEX Guides

Peat colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #3B2F2F.Asphalt colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #2B2B2B.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.#362C26 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.