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HEX atlas value

#8B514B

#8B514B is a warm red HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 81, 75, HSL 6, 30%, 42%, has luminance 0.1188, and belongs to the balanced group.

redwarmbalanced
#8B514B Sample readable text
HEX #8B514B
RGB rgb(139, 81, 75)
HSL hsl(6 30% 42%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 46, 45)
Luminance 0.1188
Contrast Black 3.38:1White 6.22:1

CSS

--color-8b514b: #8B514B;
.background-8b514b { background-color: #8B514B; }
.text-8b514b { color: #8B514B; }

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
Luminance0.1188
Black text3.38:1AA Fail
White text6.22:1AA 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":"#8B514B","rgb":[139,81,75],"hsl":[6,30,42],"cmyk":[0,42,46,45],"luminance":0.1188,"contrast":{"black":3.38,"white":6.22}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#502F2B","hex":"#502F2B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.78,"contrastWhite":11.78,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.49,"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":"#B8817A","hex":"#B8817A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.46,"contrastWhite":3.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#8B4B65","hex":"#8B4B65","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.29,"contrastWhite":6.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Raw Umber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8b514b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#4B858B","analogous":["#8B4B65","#8B724B"],"triadic":["#4B8B51","#514B8B"],"tetradic":["#658B4B","#4B858B","#724B8B"],"splitComplementary":["#4B8B72","#4B658B"],"monochromatic":["#B8817A","#8B514B","#502F2B"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B8817A","dark":"#502F2B","saturated":"#A33F33","desaturated":"#746463","pastel":"#B7A19E","neon":"#FF1A00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":23.895606290697042},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":33.24154027718932},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":34.539832078341085},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":36.29049462324811},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":36.6333181680284}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #8B514B

#8B514B is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #8B514B is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 139, 81, and 75, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 6deg with 30% saturation and 42% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.1188, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.38:1AA Fail
White text6.22:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B514B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.38:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.22:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#502F2B#FFFFFF text · best 11.78:1#502F2B
Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A
Coffee#FFFFFF text · best 7.45:1#6F4E37
#B8817A#000000 text · best 6.46:1#B8817A
#8B4B65#FFFFFF text · best 6.38:1#8B4B65

Generated Palette

#8B514B#8B514B
#4B858B#4B858B
#8B4B65#8B4B65
#8B724B#8B724B
#B8817A#B8817A
#502F2B#502F2B

Color Harmonies

#4B858B#4B858B
#8B4B65#8B4B65
#8B724B#8B724B
#4B8B51#4B8B51
#514B8B#514B8B

Variants

#B8817A#B8817A
#502F2B#502F2B
#A33F33#A33F33
#746463#746463
#B7A19E#B7A19E
#FF1A00#FF1A00

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644
Cedar#8B5A2B
Coffee#6F4E37
Loam#6B4F3A
Sienna#A0522D

Related HEX Guides

Raw Umber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #826644.Cedar colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B5A2B.Coffee colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6F4E37.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced 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.#8B514B APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.