HEX atlas value

#953E2D

#953E2D is a warm red HEX color close to Brick Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 149, 62, 45, HSL 10, 54%, 38%, has luminance 0.1002, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#953E2D Sample readable text

HEX #953E2D

RGB rgb(149, 62, 45)

HSL hsl(10 54% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 58, 70, 42)

Luminance 0.1002

Contrast Black 3:1White 6.99:1

CSS

--color-953e2d: #953E2D;
.background-953e2d { background-color: #953E2D; }
.text-953e2d { color: #953E2D; }

Luminance0.1002

Black text3:1AA Fail

White text6.99:1AA 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":"#953E2D","rgb":[149,62,45],"hsl":[10,54,38],"cmyk":[0,58,70,42],"luminance":0.1002,"contrast":{"black":3,"white":6.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4F2117","hex":"#4F2117","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.44,"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":"#952D4F","hex":"#952D4F","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.77,"contrastWhite":7.59,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.09,"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/953e2d.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/sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D8495","analogous":["#952D4F","#95722D"],"triadic":["#2D953E","#3E2D95"],"tetradic":["#4F952D","#2D8495","#722D95"],"splitComplementary":["#2D9572","#2D4F95"],"monochromatic":["#CB6652","#953E2D","#4F2117"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CB6652","dark":"#4F2117","saturated":"#AB3017","desaturated":"#804C42","pastel":"#C5887C","neon":"#EB2700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":17.97220075561143},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":17.97220075561143},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":25.787593916455254},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":28.722813232690143}]

HEX meaning and use

About #953E2D

#953E2D is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #953E2D is visually closest to Brick Red, a named red color with HEX #8A3324.

The RGB channels are 149, 62, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 10deg 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 0.1002, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.97, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3:1AA Fail

White text6.99:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #953E2D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.99:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#4F2117#FFFFFF text · best 13.44:1#4F2117

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

#952D4F#FFFFFF text · best 7.59:1#952D4F

Saddle Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.1:1#8B4513

Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.09:1#A52A2A

Generated Palette

#953E2D#953E2D

#2D8495#2D8495

#952D4F#952D4F

#95722D#95722D

#CB6652#CB6652

#4F2117#4F2117

Color Harmonies

#2D8495#2D8495

#952D4F#952D4F

#95722D#95722D

#2D953E#2D953E

#3E2D95#3E2D95

Variants

#CB6652#CB6652

#4F2117#4F2117

#AB3017#AB3017

#804C42#804C42

#C5887C#C5887C

#EB2700#EB2700

Nearest Named Colors

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Sienna#A0522D

Brown#A52A2A

Saddle Brown#8B4513

#953E2D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #953E2D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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