HEX atlas value

#881911

#881911 is a warm red HEX color close to Barn Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 136, 25, 17, HSL 4, 78%, 30%, has luminance 0.0597, and belongs to the balanced group.

#881911 Sample readable text
HEX #881911
RGB rgb(136, 25, 17)
HSL hsl(4 78% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 82, 88, 47)
Luminance 0.0597
Contrast Black 2.19:1White 9.57:1

CSS

--color-881911: #881911;
.background-881911 { background-color: #881911; }
.text-881911 { color: #881911; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0597
Black text2.19:1AA Fail
White text9.57:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#881911","rgb":[136,25,17],"hsl":[4,78,30],"cmyk":[0,82,88,47],"luminance":0.0597,"contrast":{"black":2.19,"white":9.57}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#360A07","hex":"#360A07","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.2,"contrastWhite":17.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.9,"contrastWhite":11.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Burgundy","hex":"#800020","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.94,"contrastWhite":10.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#772722","hex":"#772722","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":10.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":10.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Barn 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/881911.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carmine.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#118088","analogous":["#881145","#885411"],"triadic":["#118819","#191188"],"tetradic":["#458811","#118088","#541188"],"splitComplementary":["#118854","#114588"],"monochromatic":["#DA281B","#881911","#360A07"]}
Variants
{"light":"#DA281B","dark":"#360A07","saturated":"#990A00","desaturated":"#772722","pastel":"#D54E44","neon":"#C20D00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"barn-red","name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"carmine","name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","distance":29.49576240750525},{"slug":"burgundy","name":"Burgundy","hex":"#800020","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"dark-red","name":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","distance":30.380915061926625}]

HEX meaning and use

About #881911

#881911 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #881911 is visually closest to Barn Red, a named red color with HEX #7C0A02.

The RGB channels are 136, 25, and 17, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 4deg with 78% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark 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 0.0597, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.19:1AA Fail
White text9.57:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #881911 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.19:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF9.57:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#360A07#FFFFFF text · best 17.44:1#360A07
Barn Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.04:1#7C0A02
Burgundy#FFFFFF text · best 10.84:1#800020
#772722#FFFFFF text · best 10.01:1#772722
Dark Red#FFFFFF text · best 10.01:1#8B0000

Generated Palette

#881911#881911
#118088#118088
#881145#881145
#885411#885411
#DA281B#DA281B
#360A07#360A07

Color Harmonies

#118088#118088
#881145#881145
#885411#885411
#118819#118819
#191188#191188

Variants

#DA281B#DA281B
#360A07#360A07
#990A00#990A00
#772722#772722
#D54E44#D54E44
#C20D00#C20D00

Nearest Named Colors