HEX atlas value

#762B23

#762B23 is a warm red HEX color close to Garnet Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 118, 43, 35, HSL 6, 54%, 30%, has luminance 0.057, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#762B23 Sample readable text

HEX #762B23

RGB rgb(118, 43, 35)

HSL hsl(6 54% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 64, 70, 54)

Luminance 0.057

Contrast Black 2.14:1White 9.81:1

CSS

--color-762b23: #762B23;
.background-762b23 { background-color: #762B23; }
.text-762b23 { color: #762B23; }

Luminance0.057

Black text2.14:1AA Fail

White text9.81:1AA 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":"#762B23","rgb":[118,43,35],"hsl":[6,54,30],"cmyk":[0,64,70,54],"luminance":0.057,"contrast":{"black":2.14,"white":9.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2F110E","hex":"#2F110E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.89,"contrastWhite":11.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#762344","hex":"#762344","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.03,"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":"#653934","hex":"#653934","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.19,"contrastWhite":9.6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Garnet Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/762b23.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wine-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#236E76","analogous":["#762344","#765523"],"triadic":["#23762B","#2B2376"],"tetradic":["#447623","#236E76","#552376"],"splitComplementary":["#237655","#234476"],"monochromatic":["#BC4638","#762B23","#2F110E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BC4638","dark":"#2F110E","saturated":"#871E12","desaturated":"#653934","pastel":"#B9685F","neon":"#C21300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":14.730919862656235},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":20.784609690826528},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":21.307275752662516},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":21.563858652847824},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":21.563858652847824}]

HEX meaning and use

About #762B23

#762B23 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #762B23 is visually closest to Garnet Red, a named red color with HEX #6E1F26.

The RGB channels are 118, 43, and 35, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 6deg with 54% saturation and 30% 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 0.057, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.14:1AA Fail

White text9.81:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #762B23 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.14:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF9.81:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#2F110E#FFFFFF text · best 17.38:1#2F110E

Garnet Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.13:1#6E1F26

#762344#FFFFFF text · best 10.03:1#762344

Wine Red#FFFFFF text · best 9.64:1#722F37

#653934#FFFFFF text · best 9.6:1#653934

Generated Palette

#762B23#762B23

#236E76#236E76

#762344#762344

#765523#765523

#BC4638#BC4638

#2F110E#2F110E

Color Harmonies

#236E76#236E76

#762344#762344

#765523#765523

#23762B#23762B

#2B2376#2B2376

Variants

#BC4638#BC4638

#2F110E#2F110E

#871E12#871E12

#653934#653934

#B9685F#B9685F

#C21300#C21300

Nearest Named Colors

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Wine Red#722F37

Garnet#733635

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

#762B23

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #762B23

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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