Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#5E2826

#5E2826 is a warm red HEX color close to Merlot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 94, 40, 38, HSL 2, 42%, 26%, has luminance 0.0404, and belongs to the balanced group.

redwarmbalanced
#5E2826 Sample readable text
HEX #5E2826
RGB rgb(94, 40, 38)
HSL hsl(2 42% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 57, 60, 63)
Luminance 0.0404
Contrast Black 1.81:1White 11.62:1

CSS

--color-5e2826: #5E2826;
.background-5e2826 { background-color: #5E2826; }
.text-5e2826 { color: #5E2826; }

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
Luminance0.0404
Black text1.81:1AA Fail
White text11.62:1AA 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":"#5E2826","rgb":[94,40,38],"hsl":[2,42,26],"cmyk":[0,57,60,63],"luminance":0.0404,"contrast":{"black":1.81,"white":11.62}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":11.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#1D0C0C","hex":"#1D0C0C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.11,"contrastWhite":18.92,"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":"#6D1B18","hex":"#6D1B18","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.82,"contrastWhite":11.54,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5E2640","hex":"#5E2640","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.83,"contrastWhite":11.49,"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"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Merlot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5e2826.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/merlot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#265C5E","analogous":["#5E2640","#5E4426"],"triadic":["#265E28","#28265E"],"tetradic":["#405E26","#265C5E","#44265E"],"splitComplementary":["#265E44","#26405E"],"monochromatic":["#9F4441","#5E2826","#1D0C0C"]}
Variants
{"light":"#9F4441","dark":"#1D0C0C","saturated":"#6D1B18","desaturated":"#503635","pastel":"#A46360","neon":"#AD0600"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":18.35755975068582},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":24.124676163629637},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":25.079872407968907}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #5E2826

#5E2826 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #5E2826 is visually closest to Merlot, a named pink color with HEX #541E2E.

The RGB channels are 94, 40, and 38, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 42% saturation and 26% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.0404, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.81:1AA Fail
White text11.62:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5E2826 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.81:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF11.62:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#1D0C0C#FFFFFF text · best 18.92:1#1D0C0C
Merlot#FFFFFF text · best 13.11:1#541E2E
#6D1B18#FFFFFF text · best 11.54:1#6D1B18
#5E2640#FFFFFF text · best 11.49:1#5E2640
Espresso#FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1#4B3621

Generated Palette

#5E2826#5E2826
#265C5E#265C5E
#5E2640#5E2640
#5E4426#5E4426
#9F4441#9F4441
#1D0C0C#1D0C0C

Color Harmonies

#265C5E#265C5E
#5E2640#5E2640
#5E4426#5E4426
#265E28#265E28
#28265E#28265E

Variants

#9F4441#9F4441
#1D0C0C#1D0C0C
#6D1B18#6D1B18
#503635#503635
#A46360#A46360
#AD0600#AD0600

Nearest Named Colors

Merlot#541E2E
Garnet Red#6E1F26
Bark#5B3A29
Espresso#4B3621
Pine Bark#4A3728

Related HEX Guides

Merlot colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #541E2E.Garnet Red colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6E1F26.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.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced 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.#5E2826 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.