HEX atlas value

#863B28

#863B28 is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 134, 59, 40, HSL 12, 54%, 34%, has luminance 0.0835, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#863B28 Sample readable text

HEX #863B28

RGB rgb(134, 59, 40)

HSL hsl(12 54% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 56, 70, 47)

Luminance 0.0835

Contrast Black 2.67:1White 7.87:1

CSS

--color-863b28: #863B28;
.background-863b28 { background-color: #863B28; }
.text-863b28 { color: #863B28; }

Luminance0.0835

Black text2.67:1AA Fail

White text7.87:1AA 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":"#863B28","rgb":[134,59,40],"hsl":[12,54,34],"cmyk":[0,56,70,47],"luminance":0.0835,"contrast":{"black":2.67,"white":7.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3F1C13","hex":"#3F1C13","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.39,"contrastWhite":15.15,"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":"#862844","hex":"#862844","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.4,"contrastWhite":8.75,"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"]}]

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/863b28.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":"#287386","analogous":["#862844","#866928"],"triadic":["#28863B","#3B2886"],"tetradic":["#448628","#287386","#692886"],"splitComplementary":["#288669","#284486"],"monochromatic":["#C75D43","#863B28","#3F1C13"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C75D43","dark":"#3F1C13","saturated":"#992F15","desaturated":"#72463B","pastel":"#BF7E6E","neon":"#D62B00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":9.797958971132712},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":9.797958971132712},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":23.558437978779494},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":27.730849247724095}]

HEX meaning and use

About #863B28

#863B28 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #863B28 is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 134, 59, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.0835, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.67:1AA Fail

White text7.87:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #863B28 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.67:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.87:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#3F1C13#FFFFFF text · best 15.15:1#3F1C13

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

Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635

#862844#FFFFFF text · best 8.75:1#862844

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

Generated Palette

#863B28#863B28

#287386#287386

#862844#862844

#866928#866928

#C75D43#C75D43

#3F1C13#3F1C13

Color Harmonies

#287386#287386

#862844#862844

#866928#866928

#28863B#28863B

#3B2886#3B2886

Variants

#C75D43#C75D43

#3F1C13#3F1C13

#992F15#992F15

#72463B#72463B

#BF7E6E#BF7E6E

#D62B00#D62B00

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Garnet#733635

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Wine Red#722F37

#863B28

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #863B28

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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