HEX atlas value

#862828

#862828 is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 134, 40, 40, HSL 0, 54%, 34%, has luminance 0.0674, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#862828 Sample readable text

HEX #862828

RGB rgb(134, 40, 40)

HSL hsl(0 54% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 70, 70, 47)

Luminance 0.0674

Contrast Black 2.35:1White 8.94:1

CSS

--color-862828: #862828;
.background-862828 { background-color: #862828; }
.text-862828 { color: #862828; }

Luminance0.0674

Black text2.35:1AA Fail

White text8.94:1AA 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":"#862828","rgb":[134,40,40],"hsl":[0,54,34],"cmyk":[0,70,70,47],"luminance":0.0674,"contrast":{"black":2.35,"white":8.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3F1313","hex":"#3F1313","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":15.98,"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":"Ruby Wine","hex":"#7B1E3A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.06,"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":"#723B3B","hex":"#723B3B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.4,"contrastWhite":8.74,"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/862828.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/ruby-wine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#288686","analogous":["#862857","#865728"],"triadic":["#288628","#282886"],"tetradic":["#578628","#288686","#572886"],"splitComplementary":["#288657","#285786"],"monochromatic":["#C74343","#862828","#3F1313"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C74343","dark":"#3F1313","saturated":"#991515","desaturated":"#723B3B","pastel":"#BF6E6E","neon":"#D60000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":12.36931687685298},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":12.36931687685298},{"slug":"ruby-wine","name":"Ruby Wine","hex":"#7B1E3A","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":25.709920264364882},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":25.96150997149434}]

HEX meaning and use

About #862828

#862828 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #862828 is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 134, 40, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 54% 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 0.0674, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.35:1AA Fail

White text8.94:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #862828 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.35:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.94:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#3F1313#FFFFFF text · best 15.98:1#3F1313

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

Ruby Wine#FFFFFF text · best 10.06:1#7B1E3A

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

#723B3B#FFFFFF text · best 8.74:1#723B3B

Generated Palette

#862828#862828

#288686#288686

#862857#862857

#865728#865728

#C74343#C74343

#3F1313#3F1313

Color Harmonies

#288686#288686

#862857#862857

#865728#865728

#288628#288628

#282886#282886

Variants

#C74343#C74343

#3F1313#3F1313

#991515#991515

#723B3B#723B3B

#BF6E6E#BF6E6E

#D60000#D60000

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Ruby Wine#7B1E3A

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Wine Red#722F37

#862828

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #862828

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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