HEX atlas value

#7A251F

#7A251F is a warm red HEX color close to Garnet Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 122, 37, 31, HSL 4, 59%, 30%, has luminance 0.0556, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#7A251F Sample readable text

HEX #7A251F

RGB rgb(122, 37, 31)

HSL hsl(4 59% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 70, 75, 52)

Luminance 0.0556

Contrast Black 2.11:1White 9.94:1

CSS

--color-7a251f: #7A251F;
.background-7a251f { background-color: #7A251F; }
.text-7a251f { color: #7A251F; }

Luminance0.0556

Black text2.11:1AA Fail

White text9.94:1AA 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":"#7A251F","rgb":[122,37,31],"hsl":[4,59,30],"cmyk":[0,70,75,52],"luminance":0.0556,"contrast":{"black":2.11,"white":9.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#310F0D","hex":"#310F0D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.2,"contrastWhite":17.44,"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":"Ruby Wine","hex":"#7B1E3A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.06,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7A1F46","hex":"#7A1F46","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.11,"contrastWhite":9.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#693430","hex":"#693430","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.13,"contrastWhite":9.84,"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/7a251f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1F747A","analogous":["#7A1F46","#7A531F"],"triadic":["#1F7A25","#251F7A"],"tetradic":["#467A1F","#1F747A","#531F7A"],"splitComplementary":["#1F7A53","#1F467A"],"monochromatic":["#C33C32","#7A251F","#310F0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C33C32","dark":"#310F0D","saturated":"#8A170F","desaturated":"#693430","pastel":"#BF605A","neon":"#C20D00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":15.132745950421556},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":27.202941017470888},{"slug":"ruby-wine","name":"Ruby Wine","hex":"#7B1E3A","distance":27.910571473905726}]

HEX meaning and use

About #7A251F

#7A251F is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #7A251F is visually closest to Garnet Red, a named red color with HEX #6E1F26.

The RGB channels are 122, 37, and 31, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 4deg with 59% 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 0.0556, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.13, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.11:1AA Fail

White text9.94:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7A251F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.11:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF9.94:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#310F0D#FFFFFF text · best 17.44:1#310F0D

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

Ruby Wine#FFFFFF text · best 10.06:1#7B1E3A

#7A1F46#FFFFFF text · best 9.94:1#7A1F46

#693430#FFFFFF text · best 9.84:1#693430

Generated Palette

#7A251F#7A251F

#1F747A#1F747A

#7A1F46#7A1F46

#7A531F#7A531F

#C33C32#C33C32

#310F0D#310F0D

Color Harmonies

#1F747A#1F747A

#7A1F46#7A1F46

#7A531F#7A531F

#1F7A25#1F7A25

#251F7A#251F7A

Variants

#C33C32#C33C32

#310F0D#310F0D

#8A170F#8A170F

#693430#693430

#BF605A#BF605A

#C20D00#C20D00

Nearest Named Colors

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Wine Red#722F37

Ruby Wine#7B1E3A

#7A251F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #7A251F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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