HEX atlas value

#803C2D

#803C2D is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 128, 60, 45, HSL 11, 48%, 34%, has luminance 0.0801, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#803C2D Sample readable text

HEX #803C2D

RGB rgb(128, 60, 45)

HSL hsl(11 48% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 53, 65, 50)

Luminance 0.0801

Contrast Black 2.6:1White 8.07:1

CSS

--color-803c2d: #803C2D;
.background-803c2d { background-color: #803C2D; }
.text-803c2d { color: #803C2D; }

Luminance0.0801

Black text2.6:1AA Fail

White text8.07:1AA 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":"#803C2D","rgb":[128,60,45],"hsl":[11,48,34],"cmyk":[0,53,65,50],"luminance":0.0801,"contrast":{"black":2.6,"white":8.07}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3C1C15","hex":"#3C1C15","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.37,"contrastWhite":15.33,"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":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#802D47","hex":"#802D47","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.38,"contrastWhite":8.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.14,"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/803c2d.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.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D7180","analogous":["#802D47","#80662D"],"triadic":["#2D803C","#3C2D80"],"tetradic":["#47802D","#2D7180","#662D80"],"splitComplementary":["#2D8066","#2D4780"],"monochromatic":["#BF5F4A","#803C2D","#3C1C15"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BF5F4A","dark":"#3C1C15","saturated":"#93301A","desaturated":"#6D4840","pastel":"#B98174","neon":"#D62700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":16.186414056238647},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":16.186414056238647},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":21.563858652847824},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":26.70205984563738}]

HEX meaning and use

About #803C2D

#803C2D is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #803C2D is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 128, 60, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg with 48% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.0801, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.6:1AA Fail

White text8.07:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #803C2D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.6:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.07:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#3C1C15#FFFFFF text · best 15.33:1#3C1C15

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

Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635

#802D47#FFFFFF text · best 8.81:1#802D47

Burnt Umber#FFFFFF text · best 8.14:1#8A3324

Generated Palette

#803C2D#803C2D

#2D7180#2D7180

#802D47#802D47

#80662D#80662D

#BF5F4A#BF5F4A

#3C1C15#3C1C15

Color Harmonies

#2D7180#2D7180

#802D47#802D47

#80662D#80662D

#2D803C#2D803C

#3C2D80#3C2D80

Variants

#BF5F4A#BF5F4A

#3C1C15#3C1C15

#93301A#93301A

#6D4840#6D4840

#B98174#B98174

#D62700#D62700

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Garnet#733635

Wine Red#722F37

Coffee#6F4E37

#803C2D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #803C2D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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