Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#915959

#915959 is a warm red HEX color nearest Raw Umber. RGB 145, 89, 89, HSL 0° 24% 46%, luminance 0.1389; view contrast and conversions.

redwarmmuted
#915959 Sample readable text
HEX #915959
RGB rgb(145, 89, 89)
HSL hsl(0 24% 46%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 39, 43)
Luminance 0.1389
Contrast Black 3.78:1White 5.56:1

CSS

--color-915959: #915959;
.background-915959 { background-color: #915959; }
.text-915959 { color: #915959; }

HEX meaning and use

About #915959

#915959 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #915959 is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 145, 89, and 89, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 24% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1389, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.78:1AA Fail
White text5.56:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #915959 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.78:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.56:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#593636#593636 · #FFFFFF text · best 10.47:1#B98D8D#B98D8D · #000000 text · best 7.26:1#AB3F3F#AB3F3F · #FFFFFF text · best 5.98:1#599191#599191 · #000000 text · best 5.88:1#915975#915975 · #FFFFFF text · best 5.4:1

Generated Palette

#915959#915959
#599191#599191
#915975#915975
#917559#917559
#B98D8D#B98D8D
#593636#593636

Color Harmonies

#599191#599191
#915975#915975
#917559#917559
#599159#599159
#595991#595991

Variants

#B98D8D#B98D8D
#593636#593636
#AB3F3F#AB3F3F
#787373#787373
#BCAEAE#BCAEAE
#FF1414#FF1414

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644
Mocha#967969
Oak#A8754F
Caramel#AF6E4D
Clay#B66A50

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
Luminance0.1389
Black text3.78:1AA Fail
White text5.56:1AA 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":"#915959","rgb":[145,89,89],"hsl":[0,24,46],"cmyk":[0,39,39,43],"luminance":0.1389,"contrast":{"black":3.78,"white":5.56}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#593636","hex":"#593636","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.01,"contrastWhite":10.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B98D8D","hex":"#B98D8D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.26,"contrastWhite":2.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#AB3F3F","hex":"#AB3F3F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.51,"contrastWhite":5.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#599191","hex":"#599191","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.88,"contrastWhite":3.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#915975","hex":"#915975","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.89,"contrastWhite":5.4,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Raw Umber 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/915959.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#599191","analogous":["#915975","#917559"],"triadic":["#599159","#595991"],"tetradic":["#759159","#599191","#755991"],"splitComplementary":["#599175","#597591"],"monochromatic":["#B98D8D","#915959","#593636"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B98D8D","dark":"#593636","saturated":"#AB3F3F","desaturated":"#787373","pastel":"#BCAEAE","neon":"#FF1414"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":28.89636655359978},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":36.124783736376884},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":37.589892258425},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":38.535697735995385},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":41.701318923986086}]
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