HEX atlas value

#8A4B38

#8A4B38 is a warm red HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 75, 56, HSL 14, 42%, 38%, has luminance 0.1072, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#8A4B38 Sample readable text

HEX #8A4B38

RGB rgb(138, 75, 56)

HSL hsl(14 42% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 46, 59, 46)

Luminance 0.1072

Contrast Black 3.14:1White 6.68:1

CSS

--color-8a4b38: #8A4B38;
.background-8a4b38 { background-color: #8A4B38; }
.text-8a4b38 { color: #8A4B38; }

Luminance0.1072

Black text3.14:1AA Fail

White text6.68:1AA 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":"#8A4B38","rgb":[138,75,56],"hsl":[14,42,38],"cmyk":[0,46,59,46],"luminance":0.1072,"contrast":{"black":3.14,"white":6.68}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#48281E","hex":"#48281E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.14,"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":"#8A384E","hex":"#8A384E","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.76,"contrastWhite":7.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#74574E","hex":"#74574E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.22,"contrastWhite":6.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Cedar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8a4b38.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#38778A","analogous":["#8A384E","#8A7438"],"triadic":["#388A4B","#4B388A"],"tetradic":["#4E8A38","#38778A","#74388A"],"splitComplementary":["#388A74","#384E8A"],"monochromatic":["#BE7660","#8A4B38","#48281E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BE7660","dark":"#48281E","saturated":"#9F4023","desaturated":"#74574E","pastel":"#BA9387","neon":"#EB3700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":19.87460691435179},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":27.184554438136374},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":30.610455730027933},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":31.240998703626616}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8A4B38

#8A4B38 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #8A4B38 is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 138, 75, and 56, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg 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 0.1072, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.14:1AA Fail

White text6.68:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A4B38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.14:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.68:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#48281E#FFFFFF text · best 13.14:1#48281E

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

#8A384E#FFFFFF text · best 7.62:1#8A384E

Coffee#FFFFFF text · best 7.45:1#6F4E37

#74574E#FFFFFF text · best 6.53:1#74574E

Generated Palette

#8A4B38#8A4B38

#38778A#38778A

#8A384E#8A384E

#8A7438#8A7438

#BE7660#BE7660

#48281E#48281E

Color Harmonies

#38778A#38778A

#8A384E#8A384E

#8A7438#8A7438

#388A4B#388A4B

#4B388A#4B388A

Variants

#BE7660#BE7660

#48281E#48281E

#9F4023#9F4023

#74574E#74574E

#BA9387#BA9387

#EB3700#EB3700

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Sienna#A0522D

Coffee#6F4E37

Raw Umber#826644

Brick Red#8A3324

#8A4B38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8A4B38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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