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HEX atlas value

#5F3C3A

#5F3C3A is a warm red HEX color close to Walnut. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 95, 60, 58, HSL 3, 24%, 30%, has luminance 0.0597, and belongs to the muted group.

redwarmmuted
#5F3C3A Sample readable text
HEX #5F3C3A
RGB rgb(95, 60, 58)
HSL hsl(3 24% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 39, 63)
Luminance 0.0597
Contrast Black 2.19:1White 9.57:1

CSS

--color-5f3c3a: #5F3C3A;
.background-5f3c3a { background-color: #5F3C3A; }
.text-5f3c3a { color: #5F3C3A; }

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
Luminance0.0597
Black text2.19:1AA Fail
White text9.57:1AA 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":"#5F3C3A","rgb":[95,60,58],"hsl":[3,24,30],"cmyk":[0,37,39,63],"luminance":0.0597,"contrast":{"black":2.19,"white":9.57}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#261817","hex":"#261817","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#702D29","hex":"#702D29","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":10.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.18,"contrastWhite":9.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5F3A4B","hex":"#5F3A4B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.19,"contrastWhite":9.57,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Walnut 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/5f3c3a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/walnut.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#3A5D5F","analogous":["#5F3A4B","#5F4E3A"],"triadic":["#3A5F3C","#3C3A5F"],"tetradic":["#4B5F3A","#3A5D5F","#4E3A5F"],"splitComplementary":["#3A5F4E","#3A4B5F"],"monochromatic":["#98605D","#5F3C3A","#261817"]}
Variants
{"light":"#98605D","dark":"#261817","saturated":"#702D29","desaturated":"#4E4B4B","pastel":"#978382","neon":"#C20A00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":8.602325267042627},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":17.578395831246947},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":22.47220505424423},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":23.2163735324878}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #5F3C3A

#5F3C3A is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #5F3C3A is visually closest to Walnut, a named orange color with HEX #5C4033.

The RGB channels are 95, 60, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 24% saturation and 30% 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 0.0597, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.19:1AA Fail
White text9.57:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5F3C3A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.19:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF9.57:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#261817#FFFFFF text · best 17.13:1#261817
Bark#FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1#5B3A29
#702D29#FFFFFF text · best 10.02:1#702D29
Wine Red#FFFFFF text · best 9.64:1#722F37
#5F3A4B#FFFFFF text · best 9.57:1#5F3A4B

Generated Palette

#5F3C3A#5F3C3A
#3A5D5F#3A5D5F
#5F3A4B#5F3A4B
#5F4E3A#5F4E3A
#98605D#98605D
#261817#261817

Color Harmonies

#3A5D5F#3A5D5F
#5F3A4B#5F3A4B
#5F4E3A#5F4E3A
#3A5F3C#3A5F3C
#3C3A5F#3C3A5F

Variants

#98605D#98605D
#261817#261817
#702D29#702D29
#4E4B4B#4E4B4B
#978382#978382
#C20A00#C20A00

Nearest Named Colors

Walnut#5C4033
Bark#5B3A29
Garnet#733635
Loam#6B4F3A
Wine Red#722F37

Related HEX Guides

Walnut colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5C4033.Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5B3A29.Garnet colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #733635.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.#5F3C3A APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.