HEX atlas value

#7A311F

#7A311F is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 122, 49, 31, HSL 12, 59%, 30%, has luminance 0.0643, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#7A311F Sample readable text

HEX #7A311F

RGB rgb(122, 49, 31)

HSL hsl(12 59% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 60, 75, 52)

Luminance 0.0643

Contrast Black 2.29:1White 9.19:1

CSS

--color-7a311f: #7A311F;
.background-7a311f { background-color: #7A311F; }
.text-7a311f { color: #7A311F; }

Luminance0.0643

Black text2.29:1AA Fail

White text9.19:1AA 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":"#7A311F","rgb":[122,49,31],"hsl":[12,59,30],"cmyk":[0,60,75,52],"luminance":0.0643,"contrast":{"black":2.29,"white":9.19}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#31140D","hex":"#31140D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.24,"contrastWhite":16.99,"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":"#7A1F3A","hex":"#7A1F3A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#693C30","hex":"#693C30","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.29,"contrastWhite":9.17,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Brick 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/7a311f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1F687A","analogous":["#7A1F3A","#7A5F1F"],"triadic":["#1F7A31","#311F7A"],"tetradic":["#3A7A1F","#1F687A","#5F1F7A"],"splitComplementary":["#1F7A5F","#1F3A7A"],"monochromatic":["#C34F32","#7A311F","#31140D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C34F32","dark":"#31140D","saturated":"#8A270F","desaturated":"#693C30","pastel":"#BF6E5A","neon":"#C22700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":22.58317958127243},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":22.737634001804146},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":23.62202362203543}]

HEX meaning and use

About #7A311F

#7A311F is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #7A311F is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 122, 49, and 31, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.0643, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.29:1AA Fail

White text9.19:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7A311F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.29:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF9.19:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#31140D#FFFFFF text · best 16.99:1#31140D

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

#7A1F3A#FFFFFF text · best 10.08:1#7A1F3A

#693C30#FFFFFF text · best 9.17:1#693C30

Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635

Generated Palette

#7A311F#7A311F

#1F687A#1F687A

#7A1F3A#7A1F3A

#7A5F1F#7A5F1F

#C34F32#C34F32

#31140D#31140D

Color Harmonies

#1F687A#1F687A

#7A1F3A#7A1F3A

#7A5F1F#7A5F1F

#1F7A31#1F7A31

#311F7A#311F7A

Variants

#C34F32#C34F32

#31140D#31140D

#8A270F#8A270F

#693C30#693C30

#BF6E5A#BF6E5A

#C22700#C22700

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Sepia#704214

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Garnet#733635

#7A311F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #7A311F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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