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HEX atlas value

#8A6460

#8A6460 is a warm red HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 100, 96, HSL 6, 18%, 46%, has luminance 0.1536, and belongs to the muted group.

redwarmmuted
#8A6460 Sample readable text
HEX #8A6460
RGB rgb(138, 100, 96)
HSL hsl(6 18% 46%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 30, 46)
Luminance 0.1536
Contrast Black 4.07:1White 5.16:1

CSS

--color-8a6460: #8A6460;
.background-8a6460 { background-color: #8A6460; }
.text-8a6460 { color: #8A6460; }

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
Luminance0.1536
Black text4.07:1AA Fail
White text5.16:1AA 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":"#8A6460","rgb":[138,100,96],"hsl":[6,18,46],"cmyk":[0,28,30,46],"luminance":0.1536,"contrast":{"black":4.07,"white":5.16}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#543D3B","hex":"#543D3B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.11,"contrastWhite":9.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B49693","hex":"#B49693","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.72,"contrastWhite":2.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A45046","hex":"#A45046","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.81,"contrastWhite":5.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.83,"contrastWhite":5.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.93,"contrastWhite":5.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Mocha adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8a6460.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/nickel.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#60868A","analogous":["#8A6071","#8A7A60"],"triadic":["#608A64","#64608A"],"tetradic":["#718A60","#60868A","#7A608A"],"splitComplementary":["#608A7A","#60718A"],"monochromatic":["#B49693","#8A6460","#543D3B"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B49693","dark":"#543D3B","saturated":"#A45046","desaturated":"#757575","pastel":"#B7B3B3","neon":"#FF2C14"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":29.189039038652847},{"slug":"nickel","name":"Nickel","hex":"#727472","distance":34},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":34.56877203488721},{"slug":"dim-grey","name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","distance":34.56877203488721}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #8A6460

#8A6460 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #8A6460 is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 138, 100, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 6deg with 18% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1536, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.07:1AA Fail
White text5.16:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A6460 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.07:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.16:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#543D3B#FFFFFF text · best 9.96:1#543D3B
#B49693#000000 text · best 7.72:1#B49693
#A45046#FFFFFF text · best 5.51:1#A45046
Dim Grey#FFFFFF text · best 5.49:1#696969
Raw Umber#FFFFFF text · best 5.34:1#826644

Generated Palette

#8A6460#8A6460
#60868A#60868A
#8A6071#8A6071
#8A7A60#8A7A60
#B49693#B49693
#543D3B#543D3B

Color Harmonies

#60868A#60868A
#8A6071#8A6071
#8A7A60#8A7A60
#608A64#608A64
#64608A#64608A

Variants

#B49693#B49693
#543D3B#543D3B
#A45046#A45046
#757575#757575
#B7B3B3#B7B3B3
#FF2C14#FF2C14

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969
Raw Umber#826644
Nickel#727472
Dim Gray#696969
Dim Grey#696969

Related HEX Guides

Mocha colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #967969.Raw Umber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #826644.Nickel colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #727472.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#8A6460 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.