HEX atlas value

#441B18

#441B18 is a warm red HEX color close to Merlot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 68, 27, 24, HSL 4, 48%, 18%, has luminance 0.0208, and belongs to the dark group.

red warm dark

#441B18 Sample readable text

HEX #441B18

RGB rgb(68, 27, 24)

HSL hsl(4 48% 18%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 60, 65, 73)

Luminance 0.0208

Contrast Black 1.42:1White 14.83:1

CSS

--color-441b18: #441B18;
.background-441b18 { background-color: #441B18; }
.text-441b18 { color: #441B18; }

Luminance0.0208

Black text1.42:1AA Fail

White text14.83:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#441B18","rgb":[68,27,24],"hsl":[4,48,18],"cmyk":[0,60,65,73],"luminance":0.0208,"contrast":{"black":1.42,"white":14.83}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":14.83,"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":"#44182B","hex":"#44182B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.41,"contrastWhite":14.87,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4E120E","hex":"#4E120E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.83,"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":"#3A2422","hex":"#3A2422","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.46,"contrastWhite":14.42,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","dark","dark red","Merlot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/441b18.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/merlot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rubber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#184144","analogous":["#44182B","#443118"],"triadic":["#18441B","#1B1844"],"tetradic":["#2B4418","#184144","#311844"],"splitComplementary":["#184431","#182B44"],"monochromatic":["#883630","#441B18","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#883630","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#4E120E","desaturated":"#3A2422","pastel":"#924E49","neon":"#850900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":27.367864366808018},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":29.30870177950569},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":31.448370387032774},{"slug":"peat","name":"Peat","hex":"#3B2F2F","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":32.802438933713454}]

HEX meaning and use

About #441B18

#441B18 is classified as a warm red value with dark visual character. #441B18 is visually closest to Merlot, a named pink color with HEX #541E2E.

The RGB channels are 68, 27, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 4deg with 48% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0208, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.42:1AA Fail

White text14.83:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #441B18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.42:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF14.83:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

#44182B#FFFFFF text · best 14.87:1#44182B

#4E120E#FFFFFF text · best 14.83:1#4E120E

Rubber#FFFFFF text · best 14.83:1#2A2725

#3A2422#FFFFFF text · best 14.42:1#3A2422

Generated Palette

#441B18#441B18

#184144#184144

#44182B#44182B

#443118#443118

#883630#883630

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#184144#184144

#44182B#44182B

#443118#443118

#18441B#18441B

#1B1844#1B1844

Variants

#883630#883630

Black#000000

#4E120E#4E120E

#3A2422#3A2422

#924E49#924E49

#850900#850900

Nearest Named Colors

Merlot#541E2E

Espresso#4B3621

Rubber#2A2725

Peat#3B2F2F

Pine Bark#4A3728

#441B18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #441B18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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