HEX atlas value

#951A18

#951A18 is a warm red HEX color close to Ruby Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 149, 26, 24, HSL 1, 72%, 34%, has luminance 0.0719, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#951A18 Sample readable text

HEX #951A18

RGB rgb(149, 26, 24)

HSL hsl(1 72% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 83, 84, 42)

Luminance 0.0719

Contrast Black 2.44:1White 8.61:1

CSS

--color-951a18: #951A18;
.background-951a18 { background-color: #951A18; }
.text-951a18 { color: #951A18; }

Luminance0.0719

Black text2.44:1AA Fail

White text8.61:1AA 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":"#951A18","rgb":[149,26,24],"hsl":[1,72,34],"cmyk":[0,83,84,42],"luminance":0.0719,"contrast":{"black":2.44,"white":8.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#460C0B","hex":"#460C0B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.32,"contrastWhite":15.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#822D2B","hex":"#822D2B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.9,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.46,"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","Ruby 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/951a18.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carmine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#189395","analogous":["#951855","#955918"],"triadic":["#18951A","#1A1895"],"tetradic":["#559518","#189395","#591895"],"splitComplementary":["#189559","#185595"],"monochromatic":["#DD2F2C","#951A18","#460C0B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DD2F2C","dark":"#460C0B","saturated":"#A80805","desaturated":"#822D2B","pastel":"#D25D5B","neon":"#D60400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":12.36931687685298},{"slug":"carmine","name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","distance":26.019223662515376},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":28.91366458960192},{"slug":"cranberry","name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","distance":29.274562336608895},{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":29.68164415931166}]

HEX meaning and use

About #951A18

#951A18 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #951A18 is visually closest to Ruby Red, a named red color with HEX #9B111E.

The RGB channels are 149, 26, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 72% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 0.0719, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.44:1AA Fail

White text8.61:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #951A18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.44:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.61:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#460C0B#FFFFFF text · best 15.93:1#460C0B

Carmine#FFFFFF text · best 9.09:1#960018

#822D2B#FFFFFF text · best 8.9:1#822D2B

Cranberry#FFFFFF text · best 8.46:1#9F000F

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

Generated Palette

#951A18#951A18

#189395#189395

#951855#951855

#955918#955918

#DD2F2C#DD2F2C

#460C0B#460C0B

Color Harmonies

#189395#189395

#951855#951855

#955918#955918

#18951A#18951A

#1A1895#1A1895

Variants

#DD2F2C#DD2F2C

#460C0B#460C0B

#A80805#A80805

#822D2B#822D2B

#D25D5B#D25D5B

#D60400#D60400

Nearest Named Colors

Ruby Red#9B111E

Carmine#960018

Brown#A52A2A

Cranberry#9F000F

Pompeian Red#A42A04

#951A18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #951A18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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