HEX atlas value

#952E2D

#952E2D is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 149, 46, 45, HSL 1, 54%, 38%, has luminance 0.0853, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#952E2D Sample readable text

HEX #952E2D

RGB rgb(149, 46, 45)

HSL hsl(1 54% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 69, 70, 42)

Luminance 0.0853

Contrast Black 2.71:1White 7.76:1

CSS

--color-952e2d: #952E2D;
.background-952e2d { background-color: #952E2D; }
.text-952e2d { color: #952E2D; }

Luminance0.0853

Black text2.71:1AA Fail

White text7.76:1AA 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":"#952E2D","rgb":[149,46,45],"hsl":[1,54,38],"cmyk":[0,69,70,42],"luminance":0.0853,"contrast":{"black":2.71,"white":7.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4F1817","hex":"#4F1817","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.48,"contrastWhite":14.23,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Ruby Wine","hex":"#7B1E3A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.06,"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"]},{"name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#804342","hex":"#804342","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Brick 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/952e2d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D9395","analogous":["#952D5F","#95632D"],"triadic":["#2D952E","#2E2D95"],"tetradic":["#5F952D","#2D9395","#632D95"],"splitComplementary":["#2D9563","#2D5F95"],"monochromatic":["#CB5452","#952E2D","#4F1817"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CB5452","dark":"#4F1817","saturated":"#AB1A17","desaturated":"#804342","pastel":"#C57D7C","neon":"#EB0400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":15.066519173319364},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":15.066519173319364},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"ruby-wine","name":"Ruby Wine","hex":"#7B1E3A","distance":33.18132004607411},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":33.19638534539566}]

HEX meaning and use

About #952E2D

#952E2D is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #952E2D is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 149, 46, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 54% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.0853, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.71:1AA Fail

White text7.76:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #952E2D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.71:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.76:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#4F1817#FFFFFF text · best 14.23:1#4F1817

Ruby Wine#FFFFFF text · best 10.06:1#7B1E3A

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

Burnt Umber#FFFFFF text · best 8.14:1#8A3324

#804342#FFFFFF text · best 7.5:1#804342

Generated Palette

#952E2D#952E2D

#2D9395#2D9395

#952D5F#952D5F

#95632D#95632D

#CB5452#CB5452

#4F1817#4F1817

Color Harmonies

#2D9395#2D9395

#952D5F#952D5F

#95632D#95632D

#2D952E#2D952E

#2E2D95#2E2D95

Variants

#CB5452#CB5452

#4F1817#4F1817

#AB1A17#AB1A17

#804342#804342

#C57D7C#C57D7C

#EB0400#EB0400

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Brown#A52A2A

Ruby Wine#7B1E3A

Ruby Red#9B111E

#952E2D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #952E2D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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