HEX atlas value

#963403

#963403 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pompeian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 52, 3, HSL 20, 96%, 30%, has luminance 0.0895, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#963403 Sample readable text

HEX #963403

RGB rgb(150, 52, 3)

HSL hsl(20 96% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 65, 98, 41)

Luminance 0.0895

Contrast Black 2.79:1White 7.53:1

CSS

--color-963403: #963403;
.background-963403 { background-color: #963403; }
.text-963403 { color: #963403; }

Luminance0.0895

Black text2.79:1AA Fail

White text7.53:1AA 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":"#963403","rgb":[150,52,3],"hsl":[20,96,30],"cmyk":[0,65,98,41],"luminance":0.0895,"contrast":{"black":2.79,"white":7.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3C1501","hex":"#3C1501","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.3,"contrastWhite":16.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#96031C","hex":"#96031C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.33,"contrastWhite":9.03,"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":"#853A14","hex":"#853A14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.61,"contrastWhite":8.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#993300","hex":"#993300","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.83,"contrastWhite":7.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Pompeian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/963403.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#036596","analogous":["#96031C","#967D03"],"triadic":["#039634","#340396"],"tetradic":["#1C9603","#036596","#7D0396"],"splitComplementary":["#03967D","#031C96"],"monochromatic":["#F05305","#963403","#3C1501"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F05305","dark":"#3C1501","saturated":"#993300","desaturated":"#853A14","pastel":"#E96D2F","neon":"#C24100"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":35.12833614050059},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":35.12833614050059},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":37.134889255254286}]

HEX meaning and use

About #963403

#963403 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #963403 is visually closest to Pompeian Red, a named red color with HEX #A42A04.

The RGB channels are 150, 52, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.0895, 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 text2.79:1AA Fail

White text7.53:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #963403 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.79:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.53:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#3C1501#FFFFFF text · best 16.15:1#3C1501

#96031C#FFFFFF text · best 9.03:1#96031C

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

#853A14#FFFFFF text · best 8.04:1#853A14

#993300#FFFFFF text · best 7.43:1#993300

Generated Palette

#963403#963403

#036596#036596

#96031C#96031C

#967D03#967D03

#F05305#F05305

#3C1501#3C1501

Color Harmonies

#036596#036596

#96031C#96031C

#967D03#967D03

#039634#039634

#340396#340396

Variants

#F05305#F05305

#3C1501#3C1501

#993300#993300

#853A14#853A14

#E96D2F#E96D2F

#C24100#C24100

Nearest Named Colors

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Rust#B7410E

#963403

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #963403

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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