HEX atlas value

#843E3E

#843E3E is a warm red HEX color close to Garnet. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 132, 62, 62, HSL 0, 36%, 38%, has luminance 0.087, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#843E3E Sample readable text

HEX #843E3E

RGB rgb(132, 62, 62)

HSL hsl(0 36% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 53, 53, 48)

Luminance 0.087

Contrast Black 2.74:1White 7.66:1

CSS

--color-843e3e: #843E3E;
.background-843e3e { background-color: #843E3E; }
.text-843e3e { color: #843E3E; }

Luminance0.087

Black text2.74:1AA Fail

White text7.66:1AA 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":"#843E3E","rgb":[132,62,62],"hsl":[0,36,38],"cmyk":[0,53,53,48],"luminance":0.087,"contrast":{"black":2.74,"white":7.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#452121","hex":"#452121","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.49,"contrastWhite":14.08,"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":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#992929","hex":"#992929","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.7,"contrastWhite":7.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Garnet adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/843e3e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wine-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3E8484","analogous":["#843E61","#84613E"],"triadic":["#3E843E","#3E3E84"],"tetradic":["#61843E","#3E8484","#613E84"],"splitComplementary":["#3E8461","#3E6184"],"monochromatic":["#B76666","#843E3E","#452121"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B76666","dark":"#452121","saturated":"#992929","desaturated":"#6E5353","pastel":"#B48D8D","neon":"#EB0000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":24.454038521274967},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":27.313000567495326},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":28.861739379323623},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":28.861739379323623}]

HEX meaning and use

About #843E3E

#843E3E is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #843E3E is visually closest to Garnet, a named red color with HEX #733635.

The RGB channels are 132, 62, and 62, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 36% saturation and 38% 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 0.087, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.74:1AA Fail

White text7.66:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #843E3E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.74:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.66:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#452121#FFFFFF text · best 14.08:1#452121

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

Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635

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

#992929#FFFFFF text · best 7.77:1#992929

Generated Palette

#843E3E#843E3E

#3E8484#3E8484

#843E61#843E61

#84613E#84613E

#B76666#B76666

#452121#452121

Color Harmonies

#3E8484#3E8484

#843E61#843E61

#84613E#84613E

#3E843E#3E843E

#3E3E84#3E3E84

Variants

#B76666#B76666

#452121#452121

#992929#992929

#6E5353#6E5353

#B48D8D#B48D8D

#EB0000#EB0000

Nearest Named Colors

Garnet#733635

Wine Red#722F37

Coffee#6F4E37

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

#843E3E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #843E3E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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