HEX atlas value

#961C03

#961C03 is a warm red HEX color close to Pompeian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 28, 3, HSL 10, 96%, 30%, has luminance 0.0732, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#961C03 Sample readable text

HEX #961C03

RGB rgb(150, 28, 3)

HSL hsl(10 96% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 81, 98, 41)

Luminance 0.0732

Contrast Black 2.46:1White 8.52:1

CSS

--color-961c03: #961C03;
.background-961c03 { background-color: #961C03; }
.text-961c03 { color: #961C03; }

Luminance0.0732

Black text2.46:1AA Fail

White text8.52:1AA 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":"#961C03","rgb":[150,28,3],"hsl":[10,96,30],"cmyk":[0,81,98,41],"luminance":0.0732,"contrast":{"black":2.46,"white":8.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3C0B01","hex":"#3C0B01","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.24,"contrastWhite":16.94,"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":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":10.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#852714","hex":"#852714","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.3,"contrastWhite":9.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.92,"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/961c03.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#037D96","analogous":["#960334","#966503"],"triadic":["#03961C","#1C0396"],"tetradic":["#349603","#037D96","#650396"],"splitComplementary":["#039665","#033496"],"monochromatic":["#F02C05","#961C03","#3C0B01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F02C05","dark":"#3C0B01","saturated":"#991900","desaturated":"#852714","pastel":"#E94E2F","neon":"#C22000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":19.82422760159901},{"slug":"crimson-red","name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","distance":28.319604517012593},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":29.58039891549808},{"slug":"dark-red","name":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"barn-red","name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","distance":31.63858403911275}]

HEX meaning and use

About #961C03

#961C03 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #961C03 is visually closest to Pompeian Red, a named red color with HEX #A42A04.

The RGB channels are 150, 28, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 10deg with 96% 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 0.0732, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.46:1AA Fail

White text8.52:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #961C03 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.46:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.52:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#3C0B01#FFFFFF text · best 16.94:1#3C0B01

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

Dark Red#FFFFFF text · best 10.01:1#8B0000

#852714#FFFFFF text · best 9.14:1#852714

Crimson Red#FFFFFF text · best 8.92:1#990000

Generated Palette

#961C03#961C03

#037D96#037D96

#960334#960334

#966503#966503

#F02C05#F02C05

#3C0B01#3C0B01

Color Harmonies

#037D96#037D96

#960334#960334

#966503#966503

#03961C#03961C

#1C0396#1C0396

Variants

#F02C05#F02C05

#3C0B01#3C0B01

#991900#991900

#852714#852714

#E94E2F#E94E2F

#C22000#C22000

Nearest Named Colors

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Crimson Red#990000

Ruby Red#9B111E

Dark Red#8B0000

Barn Red#7C0A02

#961C03

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #961C03

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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