HEX atlas value

#8D240C

#8D240C is a warm red HEX color close to Pompeian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 141, 36, 12, HSL 11, 84%, 30%, has luminance 0.0695, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#8D240C Sample readable text

HEX #8D240C

RGB rgb(141, 36, 12)

HSL hsl(11 84% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 74, 91, 45)

Luminance 0.0695

Contrast Black 2.39:1White 8.79:1

CSS

--color-8d240c: #8D240C;
.background-8d240c { background-color: #8D240C; }
.text-8d240c { color: #8D240C; }

Luminance0.0695

Black text2.39:1AA Fail

White text8.79:1AA 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":"#8D240C","rgb":[141,36,12],"hsl":[11,84,30],"cmyk":[0,74,91,45],"luminance":0.0695,"contrast":{"black":2.39,"white":8.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#380E05","hex":"#380E05","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.02,"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":"#8D0C35","hex":"#8D0C35","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.24,"contrastWhite":9.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7C2E1D","hex":"#7C2E1D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.27,"contrastWhite":9.27,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.49,"contrastWhite":8.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Pompeian 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/8d240c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0C758D","analogous":["#8D0C35","#8D640C"],"triadic":["#0C8D24","#240C8D"],"tetradic":["#358D0C","#0C758D","#640C8D"],"splitComplementary":["#0C8D64","#0C358D"],"monochromatic":["#E13914","#8D240C","#380E05"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E13914","dark":"#380E05","saturated":"#991C00","desaturated":"#7C2E1D","pastel":"#DB5A3D","neon":"#C22400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":29.68164415931166},{"slug":"barn-red","name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","distance":32.63433774416144}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8D240C

#8D240C is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #8D240C is visually closest to Pompeian Red, a named red color with HEX #A42A04.

The RGB channels are 141, 36, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg 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 0.0695, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.39:1AA Fail

White text8.79:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8D240C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.39:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.79:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#380E05#FFFFFF text · best 17.02:1#380E05

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

#8D0C35#FFFFFF text · best 9.39:1#8D0C35

#7C2E1D#FFFFFF text · best 9.27:1#7C2E1D

Ruby Red#FFFFFF text · best 8.43:1#9B111E

Generated Palette

#8D240C#8D240C

#0C758D#0C758D

#8D0C35#8D0C35

#8D640C#8D640C

#E13914#E13914

#380E05#380E05

Color Harmonies

#0C758D#0C758D

#8D0C35#8D0C35

#8D640C#8D640C

#0C8D24#0C8D24

#240C8D#240C8D

Variants

#E13914#E13914

#380E05#380E05

#991C00#991C00

#7C2E1D#7C2E1D

#DB5A3D#DB5A3D

#C22400#C22400

Nearest Named Colors

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Ruby Red#9B111E

Barn Red#7C0A02

#8D240C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8D240C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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