HEX atlas value

#842015

#842015 is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 132, 32, 21, HSL 6, 73%, 30%, has luminance 0.0599, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#842015 Sample readable text

HEX #842015

RGB rgb(132, 32, 21)

HSL hsl(6 73% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 76, 84, 48)

Luminance 0.0599

Contrast Black 2.2:1White 9.55:1

CSS

--color-842015: #842015;
.background-842015 { background-color: #842015; }
.text-842015 { color: #842015; }

Luminance0.0599

Black text2.2:1AA Fail

White text9.55:1AA 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":"#842015","rgb":[132,32,21],"hsl":[6,73,30],"cmyk":[0,76,84,48],"luminance":0.0599,"contrast":{"black":2.2,"white":9.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#350D08","hex":"#350D08","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.33,"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":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.9,"contrastWhite":11.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#742D25","hex":"#742D25","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.14,"contrastWhite":9.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#841541","hex":"#841541","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.16,"contrastWhite":9.7,"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/842015.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":"#157984","analogous":["#841541","#845815"],"triadic":["#158420","#201584"],"tetradic":["#418415","#157984","#581584"],"splitComplementary":["#158458","#154184"],"monochromatic":["#D43321","#842015","#350D08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D43321","dark":"#350D08","saturated":"#951204","desaturated":"#742D25","pastel":"#CF574A","neon":"#C21300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":24.939927826679853},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":24.939927826679853},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":28.89636655359978},{"slug":"barn-red","name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","distance":30.14962686336267}]

HEX meaning and use

About #842015

#842015 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #842015 is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 132, 32, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 6deg with 73% saturation and 30% 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, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.0599, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.2:1AA Fail

White text9.55:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #842015 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.2:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF9.55:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#350D08#FFFFFF text · best 17.33:1#350D08

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

Barn Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.04:1#7C0A02

#742D25#FFFFFF text · best 9.79:1#742D25

#841541#FFFFFF text · best 9.7:1#841541

Generated Palette

#842015#842015

#157984#157984

#841541#841541

#845815#845815

#D43321#D43321

#350D08#350D08

Color Harmonies

#157984#157984

#841541#841541

#845815#845815

#158420#158420

#201584#201584

Variants

#D43321#D43321

#350D08#350D08

#951204#951204

#742D25#742D25

#CF574A#CF574A

#C21300#C21300

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Ruby Red#9B111E

Barn Red#7C0A02

#842015

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #842015

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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