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HEX atlas value

#76420F

#76420F is a warm orange HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 118, 66, 15, HSL 30, 77%, 26%, has luminance 0.0778, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#76420F Sample readable text
HEX #76420F
RGB rgb(118, 66, 15)
HSL hsl(30 77% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 44, 87, 54)
Luminance 0.0778
Contrast Black 2.56:1White 8.22:1

CSS

--color-76420f: #76420F;
.background-76420f { background-color: #76420F; }
.text-76420f { color: #76420F; }

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
Luminance0.0778
Black text2.56:1AA Fail
White text8.22:1AA 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":"#76420F","rgb":[118,66,15],"hsl":[30,77,26],"cmyk":[0,44,87,54],"luminance":0.0778,"contrast":{"black":2.56,"white":8.22}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#241405","hex":"#241405","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.18,"contrastWhite":17.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#750F0F","hex":"#750F0F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.83,"contrastWhite":11.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0F4275","hex":"#0F4275","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.06,"contrastWhite":10.21,"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":"#67421E","hex":"#67421E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.37,"contrastWhite":8.85,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Sepia adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/76420f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#0F4275","analogous":["#750F0F","#75750F"],"triadic":["#0F7542","#420F75"],"tetradic":["#0F750F","#0F4275","#750F75"],"splitComplementary":["#0F7575","#0F0F75"],"monochromatic":["#C7701A","#76420F","#241405"]}
Variants
{"light":"#C7701A","dark":"#241405","saturated":"#844201","desaturated":"#67421E","pastel":"#D08235","neon":"#AD5700"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":7.810249675906654},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":21.587033144922902},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":32.64965543462902},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":32.64965543462902},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":38.3275357934736}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #76420F

#76420F is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #76420F is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 118, 66, and 15, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 77% saturation and 26% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.0778, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.56:1AA Fail
White text8.22:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #76420F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.56:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF8.22:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#241405#FFFFFF text · best 17.83:1#241405
#750F0F#FFFFFF text · best 11.46:1#750F0F
#0F4275#FFFFFF text · best 10.21:1#0F4275
Bark#FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1#5B3A29
#67421E#FFFFFF text · best 8.85:1#67421E

Generated Palette

#76420F#76420F
#0F4275#0F4275
#750F0F#750F0F
#75750F#75750F
#C7701A#C7701A
#241405#241405

Color Harmonies

#0F4275#0F4275
#750F0F#750F0F
#75750F#75750F
#0F7542#0F7542
#420F75#420F75

Variants

#C7701A#C7701A
#241405#241405
#844201#844201
#67421E#67421E
#D08235#D08235
#AD5700#AD5700

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214
Saddle Brown#8B4513
Brick Red#8A3324
Burnt Umber#8A3324
Bark#5B3A29

Related HEX Guides

Sepia colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #704214.Saddle Brown colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B4513.Brick Red colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8A3324.Orange color familyBrowse named orange 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.#76420F APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.