HEX atlas value

#8D110C

#8D110C is a warm red HEX color close to Dark Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 141, 17, 12, HSL 2, 84%, 30%, has luminance 0.0609, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#8D110C Sample readable text

HEX #8D110C

RGB rgb(141, 17, 12)

HSL hsl(2 84% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 88, 91, 45)

Luminance 0.0609

Contrast Black 2.22:1White 9.47:1

CSS

--color-8d110c: #8D110C;
.background-8d110c { background-color: #8D110C; }
.text-8d110c { color: #8D110C; }

Luminance0.0609

Black text2.22:1AA Fail

White text9.47:1AA 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":"#8D110C","rgb":[141,17,12],"hsl":[2,84,30],"cmyk":[0,88,91,45],"luminance":0.0609,"contrast":{"black":2.22,"white":9.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#380705","hex":"#380705","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.2,"contrastWhite":17.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.9,"contrastWhite":11.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7C201D","hex":"#7C201D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":10.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8D0C48","hex":"#8D0C48","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Dark 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/8d110c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carmine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0C888D","analogous":["#8D0C48","#8D510C"],"triadic":["#0C8D11","#110C8D"],"tetradic":["#488D0C","#0C888D","#510C8D"],"splitComplementary":["#0C8D51","#0C488D"],"monochromatic":["#E11A14","#8D110C","#380705"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E11A14","dark":"#380705","saturated":"#990500","desaturated":"#7C201D","pastel":"#DB423D","neon":"#C20600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-red","name":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"barn-red","name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","distance":20.92844953645635},{"slug":"carmine","name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","distance":22.67156809750927},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":22.80350850198276},{"slug":"crimson-red","name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","distance":24.020824298928627}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8D110C

#8D110C is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #8D110C is visually closest to Dark Red, a named red color with HEX #8B0000.

The RGB channels are 141, 17, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 84% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark 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 0.0609, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.22:1AA Fail

White text9.47:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8D110C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.22:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF9.47:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#380705#FFFFFF text · best 17.5:1#380705

Barn Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.04:1#7C0A02

#7C201D#FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1#7C201D

Dark Red#FFFFFF text · best 10.01:1#8B0000

#8D0C48#FFFFFF text · best 9.22:1#8D0C48

Generated Palette

#8D110C#8D110C

#0C888D#0C888D

#8D0C48#8D0C48

#8D510C#8D510C

#E11A14#E11A14

#380705#380705

Color Harmonies

#0C888D#0C888D

#8D0C48#8D0C48

#8D510C#8D510C

#0C8D11#0C8D11

#110C8D#110C8D

Variants

#E11A14#E11A14

#380705#380705

#990500#990500

#7C201D#7C201D

#DB423D#DB423D

#C20600#C20600

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Red#8B0000

Barn Red#7C0A02

Carmine#960018

Ruby Red#9B111E

Crimson Red#990000

#8D110C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8D110C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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