HEX atlas value

#53291D

#53291D is a warm red HEX color close to Espresso. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 83, 41, 29, HSL 13, 48%, 22%, has luminance 0.0351, and belongs to the dark group.

red warm dark

#53291D Sample readable text

HEX #53291D

RGB rgb(83, 41, 29)

HSL hsl(13 48% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 51, 65, 67)

Luminance 0.0351

Contrast Black 1.7:1White 12.34:1

CSS

--color-53291d: #53291D;
.background-53291d { background-color: #53291D; }
.text-53291d { color: #53291D; }

Luminance0.0351

Black text1.7:1AA Fail

White text12.34:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#53291D","rgb":[83,41,29],"hsl":[13,48,22],"cmyk":[0,51,65,67],"luminance":0.0351,"contrast":{"black":1.7,"white":12.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.7,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":12.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0F0705","hex":"#0F0705","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.05,"contrastWhite":19.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#531D2C","hex":"#531D2C","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.58,"contrastWhite":13.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5F2211","hex":"#5F2211","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.72,"contrastWhite":12.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#47302A","hex":"#47302A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.72,"contrastWhite":12.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","dark","dark red","Espresso 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/53291d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/merlot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1D4753","analogous":["#531D2C","#53441D"],"triadic":["#1D5329","#291D53"],"tetradic":["#2C531D","#1D4753","#441D53"],"splitComplementary":["#1D5344","#1D2C53"],"monochromatic":["#974A35","#53291D","#0F0705"]}

Variants

{"light":"#974A35","dark":"#0F0705","saturated":"#5F2211","desaturated":"#47302A","pastel":"#9F6150","neon":"#992100"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":15.7797338380595},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":20.273134932713294},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":30.166206257996713}]

HEX meaning and use

About #53291D

#53291D is classified as a warm red value with dark visual character. #53291D is visually closest to Espresso, a named orange color with HEX #4B3621.

The RGB channels are 83, 41, and 29, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg with 48% saturation and 22% 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 0.0351, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.78, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.7:1AA Fail

White text12.34:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #53291D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.7:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF12.34:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#0F0705#FFFFFF text · best 19.96:1#0F0705

#531D2C#FFFFFF text · best 13.29:1#531D2C

Merlot#FFFFFF text · best 13.11:1#541E2E

#5F2211#FFFFFF text · best 12.18:1#5F2211

#47302A#FFFFFF text · best 12.18:1#47302A

Generated Palette

#53291D#53291D

#1D4753#1D4753

#531D2C#531D2C

#53441D#53441D

#974A35#974A35

#0F0705#0F0705

Color Harmonies

#1D4753#1D4753

#531D2C#531D2C

#53441D#53441D

#1D5329#1D5329

#291D53#291D53

Variants

#974A35#974A35

#0F0705#0F0705

#5F2211#5F2211

#47302A#47302A

#9F6150#9F6150

#992100#992100

Nearest Named Colors

Espresso#4B3621

Pine Bark#4A3728

Merlot#541E2E

Bark#5B3A29

Garnet Red#6E1F26

#53291D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #53291D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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