HEX atlas value

#7F261A

#7F261A is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 127, 38, 26, HSL 7, 66%, 30%, has luminance 0.0597, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#7F261A Sample readable text

HEX #7F261A

RGB rgb(127, 38, 26)

HSL hsl(7 66% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 70, 80, 50)

Luminance 0.0597

Contrast Black 2.19:1White 9.57:1

CSS

--color-7f261a: #7F261A;
.background-7f261a { background-color: #7F261A; }
.text-7f261a { color: #7F261A; }

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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#7F261A","rgb":[127,38,26],"hsl":[7,66,30],"cmyk":[0,70,80,50],"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":"#330F0A","hex":"#330F0A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.3,"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":"#7F1A41","hex":"#7F1A41","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.13,"contrastWhite":9.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6E332B","hex":"#6E332B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.17,"contrastWhite":9.67,"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"]}]

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/7f261a.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/garnet-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1A737F","analogous":["#7F1A41","#7F581A"],"triadic":["#1A7F26","#261A7F"],"tetradic":["#417F1A","#1A737F","#581A7F"],"splitComplementary":["#1A7F58","#1A417F"],"monochromatic":["#CB3C2A","#7F261A","#330F0A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CB3C2A","dark":"#330F0A","saturated":"#901909","desaturated":"#6E332B","pastel":"#C75F52","neon":"#C21700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":32.32645975048923},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":33.03028912982749}]

HEX meaning and use

About #7F261A

#7F261A is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #7F261A is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 127, 38, and 26, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 66% 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 0.0597, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.75, 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 #7F261A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.19:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF9.57:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#330F0A#FFFFFF text · best 17.3:1#330F0A

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

#7F1A41#FFFFFF text · best 9.88:1#7F1A41

#6E332B#FFFFFF text · best 9.67:1#6E332B

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

Generated Palette

#7F261A#7F261A

#1A737F#1A737F

#7F1A41#7F1A41

#7F581A#7F581A

#CB3C2A#CB3C2A

#330F0A#330F0A

Color Harmonies

#1A737F#1A737F

#7F1A41#7F1A41

#7F581A#7F581A

#1A7F26#1A7F26

#261A7F#261A7F

Variants

#CB3C2A#CB3C2A

#330F0A#330F0A

#901909#901909

#6E332B#6E332B

#C75F52#C75F52

#C21700#C21700

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Sepia#704214

Wine Red#722F37

#7F261A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #7F261A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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