HEX atlas value

#962003

#962003 is a warm red HEX color close to Pompeian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 32, 3, HSL 12, 96%, 30%, has luminance 0.0752, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#962003 Sample readable text

HEX #962003

RGB rgb(150, 32, 3)

HSL hsl(12 96% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 79, 98, 41)

Luminance 0.0752

Contrast Black 2.5:1White 8.39:1

CSS

--color-962003: #962003;
.background-962003 { background-color: #962003; }
.text-962003 { color: #962003; }

Luminance0.0752

Black text2.5:1AA Fail

White text8.39:1AA 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":"#962003","rgb":[150,32,3],"hsl":[12,96,30],"cmyk":[0,79,98,41],"luminance":0.0752,"contrast":{"black":2.5,"white":8.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3C0D01","hex":"#3C0D01","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.25,"contrastWhite":16.8,"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":"#96032F","hex":"#96032F","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#852B14","hex":"#852B14","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.93,"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/962003.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#037996","analogous":["#96032F","#966A03"],"triadic":["#039620","#200396"],"tetradic":["#2F9603","#037996","#6A0396"],"splitComplementary":["#03966A","#032F96"],"monochromatic":["#F03405","#962003","#3C0D01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F03405","dark":"#3C0D01","saturated":"#991F00","desaturated":"#852B14","pastel":"#E9542F","neon":"#C22700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":31.28897569432403},{"slug":"crimson-red","name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","distance":32.28002478313795},{"slug":"dark-red","name":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","distance":33.97057550292606},{"slug":"barn-red","name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","distance":34.07345007480164}]

HEX meaning and use

About #962003

#962003 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #962003 is visually closest to Pompeian Red, a named red color with HEX #A42A04.

The RGB channels are 150, 32, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.0752, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.5:1AA Fail

White text8.39:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #962003 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.5:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.39:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#3C0D01#FFFFFF text · best 16.8:1#3C0D01

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

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

#96032F#FFFFFF text · best 8.94:1#96032F

#852B14#FFFFFF text · best 8.93:1#852B14

Generated Palette

#962003#962003

#037996#037996

#96032F#96032F

#966A03#966A03

#F03405#F03405

#3C0D01#3C0D01

Color Harmonies

#037996#037996

#96032F#96032F

#966A03#966A03

#039620#039620

#200396#200396

Variants

#F03405#F03405

#3C0D01#3C0D01

#991F00#991F00

#852B14#852B14

#E9542F#E9542F

#C22700#C22700

Nearest Named Colors

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Ruby Red#9B111E

Crimson Red#990000

Dark Red#8B0000

Barn Red#7C0A02

#962003

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #962003

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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