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HEX atlas value

#523232

#523232 is a warm red HEX color close to Pine Bark. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 82, 50, 50, HSL 0, 24%, 26%, has luminance 0.0431, and belongs to the muted group.

redwarmmuted
#523232 Sample readable text
HEX #523232
RGB rgb(82, 50, 50)
HSL hsl(0 24% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 39, 68)
Luminance 0.0431
Contrast Black 1.86:1White 11.28:1

CSS

--color-523232: #523232;
.background-523232 { background-color: #523232; }
.text-523232 { color: #523232; }

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
Luminance0.0431
Black text1.86:1AA Fail
White text11.28:1AA 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":"#523232","rgb":[82,50,50],"hsl":[0,24,26],"cmyk":[0,39,39,68],"luminance":0.0431,"contrast":{"black":1.86,"white":11.28}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":11.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#191010","hex":"#191010","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.12,"contrastWhite":18.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#612424","hex":"#612424","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#523242","hex":"#523242","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.89,"contrastWhite":11.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Pine Bark adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/523232.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/taupe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#325252","analogous":["#523242","#524232"],"triadic":["#325232","#323252"],"tetradic":["#425232","#325252","#423252"],"splitComplementary":["#325242","#324252"],"monochromatic":["#8B5555","#523232","#191010"]}
Variants
{"light":"#8B5555","dark":"#191010","saturated":"#612424","desaturated":"#444141","pastel":"#8D7777","neon":"#AD0000"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":13.74772708486752},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":14.142135623730951},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":15.033296378372908},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":18.81488772222678}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #523232

#523232 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #523232 is visually closest to Pine Bark, a named orange color with HEX #4A3728.

The RGB channels are 82, 50, and 50, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 24% saturation and 26% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.0431, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.86:1AA Fail
White text11.28:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #523232 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.86:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF11.28:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#191010#FFFFFF text · best 18.72:1#191010
#612424#FFFFFF text · best 11.76:1#612424
Espresso#FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1#4B3621
Pine Bark#FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1#4A3728
#523242#FFFFFF text · best 11.09:1#523242

Generated Palette

#523232#523232
#325252#325252
#523242#523242
#524232#524232
#8B5555#8B5555
#191010#191010

Color Harmonies

#325252#325252
#523242#523242
#524232#524232
#325232#325232
#323252#323252

Variants

#8B5555#8B5555
#191010#191010
#612424#612424
#444141#444141
#8D7777#8D7777
#AD0000#AD0000

Nearest Named Colors

Pine Bark#4A3728
Taupe#483C32
Bark#5B3A29
Walnut#5C4033
Espresso#4B3621

Related HEX Guides

Pine Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4A3728.Taupe colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #483C32.Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5B3A29.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted 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.#523232 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.