HEX atlas value

#863E28

#863E28 is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 134, 62, 40, HSL 14, 54%, 34%, has luminance 0.0867, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#863E28 Sample readable text

HEX #863E28

RGB rgb(134, 62, 40)

HSL hsl(14 54% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 54, 70, 47)

Luminance 0.0867

Contrast Black 2.73:1White 7.68:1

CSS

--color-863e28: #863E28;
.background-863e28 { background-color: #863E28; }
.text-863e28 { color: #863E28; }

Luminance0.0867

Black text2.73:1AA Fail

White text7.68:1AA 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":"#863E28","rgb":[134,62,40],"hsl":[14,54,34],"cmyk":[0,54,70,47],"luminance":0.0867,"contrast":{"black":2.73,"white":7.68}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3F1D13","hex":"#3F1D13","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.4,"contrastWhite":15.04,"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":"#862841","hex":"#862841","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.39,"contrastWhite":8.77,"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":"#72483B","hex":"#72483B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.71,"contrastWhite":7.76,"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/863e28.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/saddle-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#287086","analogous":["#862841","#866D28"],"triadic":["#28863E","#3E2886"],"tetradic":["#418628","#287086","#6D2886"],"splitComplementary":["#28866D","#284186"],"monochromatic":["#C76143","#863E28","#3F1D13"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C76143","dark":"#3F1D13","saturated":"#993415","desaturated":"#72483B","pastel":"#BF816E","neon":"#D63200"}

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":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":22.693611435820433},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":28.600699292150182}]

HEX meaning and use

About #863E28

#863E28 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #863E28 is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 134, 62, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg 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 0.0867, 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 text2.73:1AA Fail

White text7.68:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #863E28 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.73:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.68:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#3F1D13#FFFFFF text · best 15.04:1#3F1D13

Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635

#862841#FFFFFF text · best 8.77:1#862841

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

#72483B#FFFFFF text · best 7.76:1#72483B

Generated Palette

#863E28#863E28

#287086#287086

#862841#862841

#866D28#866D28

#C76143#C76143

#3F1D13#3F1D13

Color Harmonies

#287086#287086

#862841#862841

#866D28#866D28

#28863E#28863E

#3E2886#3E2886

Variants

#C76143#C76143

#3F1D13#3F1D13

#993415#993415

#72483B#72483B

#BF816E#BF816E

#D63200#D63200

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Garnet#733635

Cedar#8B5A2B

#863E28

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #863E28

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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