HEX atlas value

#84423E

#84423E is a warm red HEX color close to Garnet. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 132, 66, 62, HSL 3, 36%, 38%, has luminance 0.0915, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#84423E Sample readable text

HEX #84423E

RGB rgb(132, 66, 62)

HSL hsl(3 36% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 53, 48)

Luminance 0.0915

Contrast Black 2.83:1White 7.42:1

CSS

--color-84423e: #84423E;
.background-84423e { background-color: #84423E; }
.text-84423e { color: #84423E; }

Luminance0.0915

Black text2.83:1AA Fail

White text7.42:1AA 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":"#84423E","rgb":[132,66,62],"hsl":[3,36,38],"cmyk":[0,50,53,48],"luminance":0.0915,"contrast":{"black":2.83,"white":7.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#452221","hex":"#452221","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.5,"contrastWhite":13.96,"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":"#992E29","hex":"#992E29","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

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/84423e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wine-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3E8084","analogous":["#843E5D","#84643E"],"triadic":["#3E8442","#423E84"],"tetradic":["#5D843E","#3E8084","#643E84"],"splitComplementary":["#3E8464","#3E5D84"],"monochromatic":["#B76A66","#84423E","#452221"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B76A66","dark":"#452221","saturated":"#992E29","desaturated":"#6E5553","pastel":"#B48F8D","neon":"#EB0C00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":22.67156809750927},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":25.179356624028344},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":30.610455730027933}]

HEX meaning and use

About #84423E

#84423E is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #84423E is visually closest to Garnet, a named red color with HEX #733635.

The RGB channels are 132, 66, and 62, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg 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 0.0915, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.83:1AA Fail

White text7.42:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #84423E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.83:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.42:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#452221#FFFFFF text · best 13.96:1#452221

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

#992E29#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#992E29

Generated Palette

#84423E#84423E

#3E8084#3E8084

#843E5D#843E5D

#84643E#84643E

#B76A66#B76A66

#452221#452221

Color Harmonies

#3E8084#3E8084

#843E5D#843E5D

#84643E#84643E

#3E8442#3E8442

#423E84#423E84

Variants

#B76A66#B76A66

#452221#452221

#992E29#992E29

#6E5553#6E5553

#B48F8D#B48F8D

#EB0C00#EB0C00

Nearest Named Colors

Garnet#733635

Coffee#6F4E37

Wine Red#722F37

Loam#6B4F3A

Brick Red#8A3324

#84423E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #84423E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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