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HEX atlas value

#540907

#540907 is a warm red HEX color close to Oxblood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 84, 9, 7, HSL 2, 85%, 18%, has luminance 0.021, and belongs to the dark group.

redwarmdark
#540907 Sample readable text
HEX #540907
RGB rgb(84, 9, 7)
HSL hsl(2 85% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 89, 92, 67)
Luminance 0.021
Contrast Black 1.42:1White 14.79:1

CSS

--color-540907: #540907;
.background-540907 { background-color: #540907; }
.text-540907 { color: #540907; }

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
Luminance0.021
Black text1.42:1AA Fail
White text14.79:1AA 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":"#540907","rgb":[84,9,7],"hsl":[2,85,18],"cmyk":[0,89,92,67],"luminance":0.021,"contrast":{"black":1.42,"white":14.79}}
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":14.79,"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":"Oxblood","hex":"#4A0000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.29,"contrastWhite":16.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4B1311","hex":"#4B1311","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.4,"contrastWhite":15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#55072B","hex":"#55072B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.45,"contrastWhite":14.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5C0300","hex":"#5C0300","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.47,"contrastWhite":14.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","dark","dark red","Oxblood 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/540907.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oxblood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/merlot.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#075255","analogous":["#55072B","#553107"],"triadic":["#075509","#090755"],"tetradic":["#2B5507","#075255","#310755"],"splitComplementary":["#075531","#072B55"],"monochromatic":["#AA130E","#540907","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#AA130E","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#5C0300","desaturated":"#4B1311","pastel":"#BA2621","neon":"#850400"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"oxblood","name":"Oxblood","hex":"#4A0000","distance":15.165750888103101},{"slug":"barn-red","name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","distance":40.32369030731191},{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":44.294469180700204},{"slug":"maroon","name":"Maroon","hex":"#800000","distance":45.45327270945405},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":46.05431575867782}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #540907

#540907 is classified as a warm red value with dark visual character. #540907 is visually closest to Oxblood, a named red color with HEX #4A0000.

The RGB channels are 84, 9, and 7, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 85% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 0.021, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.42:1AA Fail
White text14.79:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #540907 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.42:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF14.79:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
Oxblood#FFFFFF text · best 16.25:1#4A0000
#4B1311#FFFFFF text · best 15:1#4B1311
#55072B#FFFFFF text · best 14.46:1#55072B
#5C0300#FFFFFF text · best 14.31:1#5C0300

Generated Palette

#540907#540907
#075255#075255
#55072B#55072B
#553107#553107
#AA130E#AA130E
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#075255#075255
#55072B#55072B
#553107#553107
#075509#075509
#090755#090755

Variants

#AA130E#AA130E
Black#000000
#5C0300#5C0300
#4B1311#4B1311
#BA2621#BA2621
#850400#850400

Nearest Named Colors

Oxblood#4A0000
Barn Red#7C0A02
Merlot#541E2E
Maroon#800000
Garnet Red#6E1F26

Related HEX Guides

Oxblood colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4A0000.Barn Red colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #7C0A02.Merlot colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #541E2E.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark 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.#540907 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.