HEX atlas value

#8B3223

#8B3223 is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 50, 35, HSL 9, 60%, 34%, has luminance 0.0789, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#8B3223 Sample readable text

HEX #8B3223

RGB rgb(139, 50, 35)

HSL hsl(9 60% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 64, 75, 45)

Luminance 0.0789

Contrast Black 2.58:1White 8.15:1

CSS

--color-8b3223: #8B3223;
.background-8b3223 { background-color: #8B3223; }
.text-8b3223 { color: #8B3223; }

Luminance0.0789

Black text2.58:1AA Fail

White text8.15:1AA 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":"#8B3223","rgb":[139,50,35],"hsl":[9,60,34],"cmyk":[0,64,75,45],"luminance":0.0789,"contrast":{"black":2.58,"white":8.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#411810","hex":"#411810","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.36,"contrastWhite":15.42,"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":"#8B2347","hex":"#8B2347","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.43,"contrastWhite":8.64,"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":"#784036","hex":"#784036","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.59,"contrastWhite":8.12,"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/8b3223.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":"#237B8B","analogous":["#8B2347","#8B6623"],"triadic":["#238B32","#32238B"],"tetradic":["#478B23","#237B8B","#66238B"],"splitComplementary":["#238B66","#23478B"],"monochromatic":["#CE513B","#8B3223","#411810"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CE513B","dark":"#411810","saturated":"#9E2510","desaturated":"#784036","pastel":"#C57667","neon":"#D62000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":1.7320508075688772},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":1.7320508075688772},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":24.839484696748443},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":28.089143810376278},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":30.265491900843113}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B3223

#8B3223 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #8B3223 is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 139, 50, and 35, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 60% 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 0.0789, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 1.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.58:1AA Fail

White text8.15:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B3223 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.58:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.15:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#411810#FFFFFF text · best 15.42:1#411810

Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635

#8B2347#FFFFFF text · best 8.64:1#8B2347

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

#784036#FFFFFF text · best 8.12:1#784036

Generated Palette

#8B3223#8B3223

#237B8B#237B8B

#8B2347#8B2347

#8B6623#8B6623

#CE513B#CE513B

#411810#411810

Color Harmonies

#237B8B#237B8B

#8B2347#8B2347

#8B6623#8B6623

#238B32#238B32

#32238B#32238B

Variants

#CE513B#CE513B

#411810#411810

#9E2510#9E2510

#784036#784036

#C57667#C57667

#D62000#D62000

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Brown#A52A2A

Garnet#733635

#8B3223

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B3223

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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