HEX atlas value

#8A3E38

#8A3E38 is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 62, 56, HSL 4, 42%, 38%, has luminance 0.0913, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#8A3E38 Sample readable text

HEX #8A3E38

RGB rgb(138, 62, 56)

HSL hsl(4 42% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 55, 59, 46)

Luminance 0.0913

Contrast Black 2.83:1White 7.43:1

CSS

--color-8a3e38: #8A3E38;
.background-8a3e38 { background-color: #8A3E38; }
.text-8a3e38 { color: #8A3E38; }

Luminance0.0913

Black text2.83:1AA Fail

White text7.43:1AA 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":"#8A3E38","rgb":[138,62,56],"hsl":[4,42,38],"cmyk":[0,55,59,46],"luminance":0.0913,"contrast":{"black":2.83,"white":7.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#48201E","hex":"#48201E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.5,"contrastWhite":14,"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":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8A385B","hex":"#8A385B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

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/8a3e38.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":"#38848A","analogous":["#8A385B","#8A6638"],"triadic":["#388A3E","#3E388A"],"tetradic":["#5B8A38","#38848A","#66388A"],"splitComplementary":["#388A66","#385B8A"],"monochromatic":["#BE6660","#8A3E38","#48201E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BE6660","dark":"#48201E","saturated":"#9F2B23","desaturated":"#74504E","pastel":"#BA8B87","neon":"#EB1000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":28.319604517012593},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":30.886890422961002}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8A3E38

#8A3E38 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #8A3E38 is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 138, 62, and 56, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 4deg with 42% saturation and 38% 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 0.0913, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.83:1AA Fail

White text7.43:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A3E38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.83:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.43:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#48201E#FFFFFF text · best 14:1#48201E

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

Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635

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

#8A385B#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#8A385B

Generated Palette

#8A3E38#8A3E38

#38848A#38848A

#8A385B#8A385B

#8A6638#8A6638

#BE6660#BE6660

#48201E#48201E

Color Harmonies

#38848A#38848A

#8A385B#8A385B

#8A6638#8A6638

#388A3E#388A3E

#3E388A#3E388A

Variants

#BE6660#BE6660

#48201E#48201E

#9F2B23#9F2B23

#74504E#74504E

#BA8B87#BA8B87

#EB1000#EB1000

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Garnet#733635

Wine Red#722F37

Cedar#8B5A2B

#8A3E38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8A3E38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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