HEX atlas value

#862E28

#862E28 is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 134, 46, 40, HSL 4, 54%, 34%, has luminance 0.0718, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#862E28 Sample readable text

HEX #862E28

RGB rgb(134, 46, 40)

HSL hsl(4 54% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 66, 70, 47)

Luminance 0.0718

Contrast Black 2.44:1White 8.62:1

CSS

--color-862e28: #862E28;
.background-862e28 { background-color: #862E28; }
.text-862e28 { color: #862E28; }

Luminance0.0718

Black text2.44:1AA Fail

White text8.62:1AA 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":"#862E28","rgb":[134,46,40],"hsl":[4,54,34],"cmyk":[0,66,70,47],"luminance":0.0718,"contrast":{"black":2.44,"white":8.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3F1613","hex":"#3F1613","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.34,"contrastWhite":15.72,"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":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#862850","hex":"#862850","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.43,"contrastWhite":8.63,"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/862e28.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.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#287F86","analogous":["#862850","#865D28"],"triadic":["#28862E","#2E2886"],"tetradic":["#508628","#287F86","#5D2886"],"splitComplementary":["#28865D","#285086"],"monochromatic":["#C74B43","#862E28","#3F1613"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C74B43","dark":"#3F1613","saturated":"#991E15","desaturated":"#723F3B","pastel":"#BF736E","neon":"#D60E00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":7.54983443527075},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":7.54983443527075},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"ruby-wine","name":"Ruby Wine","hex":"#7B1E3A","distance":26.476404589747453}]

HEX meaning and use

About #862E28

#862E28 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #862E28 is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 134, 46, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 4deg 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 0.0718, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.55, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.44:1AA Fail

White text8.62:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #862E28 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.44:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.62:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#3F1613#FFFFFF text · best 15.72:1#3F1613

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

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

Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635

#862850#FFFFFF text · best 8.63:1#862850

Generated Palette

#862E28#862E28

#287F86#287F86

#862850#862850

#865D28#865D28

#C74B43#C74B43

#3F1613#3F1613

Color Harmonies

#287F86#287F86

#862850#862850

#865D28#865D28

#28862E#28862E

#2E2886#2E2886

Variants

#C74B43#C74B43

#3F1613#3F1613

#991E15#991E15

#723F3B#723F3B

#BF736E#BF736E

#D60E00#D60E00

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Garnet#733635

Wine Red#722F37

Ruby Wine#7B1E3A

#862E28

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #862E28

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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