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HEX atlas value

#392D23

#392D23 is a warm orange HEX color close to Peat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 57, 45, 35, HSL 27, 24%, 18%, has luminance 0.0287, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

orangewarmdarkearth-tone
#392D23 Sample readable text
HEX #392D23
RGB rgb(57, 45, 35)
HSL hsl(27 24% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 39, 78)
Luminance 0.0287
Contrast Black 1.57:1White 13.34:1

CSS

--color-392d23: #392D23;
.background-392d23 { background-color: #392D23; }
.text-392d23 { color: #392D23; }

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
Luminance0.0287
Black text1.57:1AA Fail
White text13.34:1AA 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":"#392D23","rgb":[57,45,35],"hsl":[27,24,18],"cmyk":[0,21,39,78],"luminance":0.0287,"contrast":{"black":1.57,"white":13.34}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":13.34,"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":"#392324","hex":"#392324","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.44,"contrastWhite":14.58,"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":"#232F39","hex":"#232F39","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.54,"contrastWhite":13.65,"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/392d23.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":"#232F39","analogous":["#392324","#393823"],"triadic":["#23392D","#2D2339"],"tetradic":["#243923","#232F39","#382339"],"splitComplementary":["#233938","#232439"],"monochromatic":["#725A46","#392D23","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#725A46","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#432C19","desaturated":"#2F2E2D","pastel":"#786D64","neon":"#853C00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"peat","name":"Peat","hex":"#3B2F2F","distance":12.328828005937952},{"slug":"asphalt","name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":16.278820596099706},{"slug":"jet","name":"Jet","hex":"#343434","distance":19.05255888325765},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":20.223748416156685}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #392D23

#392D23 is classified as a warm orange value with dark and earth tone visual character. #392D23 is visually closest to Peat, a named red color with HEX #3B2F2F.

The RGB channels are 57, 45, and 35, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg with 24% 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 0.0287, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.33, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.57:1AA Fail
White text13.34:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #392D23 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.57:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF13.34:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
Rubber#FFFFFF text · best 14.83:1#2A2725
#392324#FFFFFF text · best 14.58:1#392324
Asphalt#FFFFFF text · best 14.15:1#2B2B2B
#232F39#FFFFFF text · best 13.65:1#232F39

Generated Palette

#392D23#392D23
#232F39#232F39
#392324#392324
#393823#393823
#725A46#725A46
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#232F39#232F39
#392324#392324
#393823#393823
#23392D#23392D
#2D2339#2D2339

Variants

#725A46#725A46
Black#000000
#432C19#432C19
#2F2E2D#2F2E2D
#786D64#786D64
#853C00#853C00

Nearest Named Colors

Peat#3B2F2F
Asphalt#2B2B2B
Rubber#2A2725
Jet#343434
Espresso#4B3621

Related HEX Guides

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