HEX atlas value

#983E3E

#983E3E is a warm red HEX color close to Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 62, 62, HSL 0, 42%, 42%, has luminance 0.1047, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#983E3E Sample readable text

HEX #983E3E

RGB rgb(152, 62, 62)

HSL hsl(0 42% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 59, 59, 40)

Luminance 0.1047

Contrast Black 3.09:1White 6.79:1

CSS

--color-983e3e: #983E3E;
.background-983e3e { background-color: #983E3E; }
.text-983e3e { color: #983E3E; }

Luminance0.1047

Black text3.09:1AA Fail

White text6.79:1AA 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":"#983E3E","rgb":[152,62,62],"hsl":[0,42,42],"cmyk":[0,59,59,40],"luminance":0.1047,"contrast":{"black":3.09,"white":6.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#572323","hex":"#572323","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.67,"contrastWhite":12.57,"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":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#B02727","hex":"#B02727","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.17,"contrastWhite":6.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#983E6B","hex":"#983E6B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.24,"contrastWhite":6.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/983e3e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3E9898","analogous":["#983E6B","#986B3E"],"triadic":["#3E983E","#3E3E98"],"tetradic":["#6B983E","#3E9898","#6B3E98"],"splitComplementary":["#3E986B","#3E6B98"],"monochromatic":["#C46E6E","#983E3E","#572323"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C46E6E","dark":"#572323","saturated":"#B02727","desaturated":"#815656","pastel":"#C29494","neon":"#FF0000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":27.440845468024488},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":31.12876483254676},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":31.51190251317746},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":31.51190251317746},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":36.24913792078372}]

HEX meaning and use

About #983E3E

#983E3E is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #983E3E is visually closest to Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #A0522D.

The RGB channels are 152, 62, and 62, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 42% saturation and 42% 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 0.1047, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.44, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.09:1AA Fail

White text6.79:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #983E3E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.09:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.79:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#572323#FFFFFF text · best 12.57:1#572323

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

Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.09:1#A52A2A

#B02727#FFFFFF text · best 6.63:1#B02727

#983E6B#FFFFFF text · best 6.49:1#983E6B

Generated Palette

#983E3E#983E3E

#3E9898#3E9898

#983E6B#983E6B

#986B3E#986B3E

#C46E6E#C46E6E

#572323#572323

Color Harmonies

#3E9898#3E9898

#983E6B#983E6B

#986B3E#986B3E

#3E983E#3E983E

#3E3E98#3E3E98

Variants

#C46E6E#C46E6E

#572323#572323

#B02727#B02727

#815656#815656

#C29494#C29494

Red#FF0000

Nearest Named Colors

Sienna#A0522D

Brown#A52A2A

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Cedar#8B5A2B

#983E3E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #983E3E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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