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HEX atlas value

#843615

#843615 is a warm orange HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 132, 54, 21, HSL 18, 73%, 30%, has luminance 0.076, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#843615 Sample readable text
HEX #843615
RGB rgb(132, 54, 21)
HSL hsl(18 73% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 59, 84, 48)
Luminance 0.076
Contrast Black 2.52:1White 8.33:1

CSS

--color-843615: #843615;
.background-843615 { background-color: #843615; }
.text-843615 { color: #843615; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.076
Black text2.52:1AA Fail
White text8.33:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#843615","rgb":[132,54,21],"hsl":[18,73,30],"cmyk":[0,59,84,48],"luminance":0.076,"contrast":{"black":2.52,"white":8.33}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#351608","hex":"#351608","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.27,"contrastWhite":16.54,"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":"#84152B","hex":"#84152B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.12,"contrastWhite":9.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#743D25","hex":"#743D25","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.44,"contrastWhite":8.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Brick Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/843615.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/saddle-brown.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#156384","analogous":["#84152B","#846E15"],"triadic":["#158436","#361584"],"tetradic":["#2B8415","#156384","#6E1584"],"splitComplementary":["#15846E","#152B84"],"monochromatic":["#D45721","#843615","#351608"]}
Variants
{"light":"#D45721","dark":"#351608","saturated":"#952F04","desaturated":"#743D25","pastel":"#CF724A","neon":"#C23A00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":16.673332000533065},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":36.08323710533743}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #843615

#843615 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #843615 is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 132, 54, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.076, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.52:1AA Fail
White text8.33:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #843615 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.52:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF8.33:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#351608#FFFFFF text · best 16.54:1#351608
Garnet Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.13:1#6E1F26
#84152B#FFFFFF text · best 9.89:1#84152B
#743D25#FFFFFF text · best 8.62:1#743D25
Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#843615#843615
#156384#156384
#84152B#84152B
#846E15#846E15
#D45721#D45721
#351608#351608

Color Harmonies

#156384#156384
#84152B#84152B
#846E15#846E15
#158436#158436
#361584#361584

Variants

#D45721#D45721
#351608#351608
#952F04#952F04
#743D25#743D25
#CF724A#CF724A
#C23A00#C23A00

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324
Burnt Umber#8A3324
Saddle Brown#8B4513
Sepia#704214
Garnet Red#6E1F26

Related HEX Guides

Brick Red colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8A3324.Burnt Umber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8A3324.Saddle Brown colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B4513.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#843615 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.