HEX atlas value

#98523E

#98523E is a warm red HEX color close to Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 82, 62, HSL 13, 42%, 42%, has luminance 0.1306, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#98523E Sample readable text

HEX #98523E

RGB rgb(152, 82, 62)

HSL hsl(13 42% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 46, 59, 40)

Luminance 0.1306

Contrast Black 3.61:1White 5.81:1

CSS

--color-98523e: #98523E;
.background-98523e { background-color: #98523E; }
.text-98523e { color: #98523E; }

Luminance0.1306

Black text3.61:1AA Fail

White text5.81:1AA 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":"#98523E","rgb":[152,82,62],"hsl":[13,42,42],"cmyk":[0,46,59,40],"luminance":0.1306,"contrast":{"black":3.61,"white":5.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#572F23","hex":"#572F23","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.84,"contrastWhite":11.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C4816E","hex":"#C4816E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.71,"contrastWhite":3.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#983E58","hex":"#983E58","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.17,"contrastWhite":6.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.6,"contrastWhite":5.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#B04427","hex":"#B04427","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.7,"contrastWhite":5.67,"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/98523e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3E8598","analogous":["#983E58","#987F3E"],"triadic":["#3E9852","#523E98"],"tetradic":["#58983E","#3E8598","#7F3E98"],"splitComplementary":["#3E987F","#3E5898"],"monochromatic":["#C4816E","#98523E","#572F23"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4816E","dark":"#572F23","saturated":"#B04427","desaturated":"#815F56","pastel":"#C29E94","neon":"#FF3700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":29.189039038652847},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":30.331501776206203},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":39.21734310225516}]

HEX meaning and use

About #98523E

#98523E is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #98523E is visually closest to Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #A0522D.

The RGB channels are 152, 82, and 62, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg 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 0.1306, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.61:1AA Fail

White text5.81:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #98523E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.61:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.81:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#572F23#FFFFFF text · best 11.44:1#572F23

#C4816E#000000 text · best 6.71:1#C4816E

#983E58#FFFFFF text · best 6.63:1#983E58

Cedar#FFFFFF text · best 5.84:1#8B5A2B

#B04427#FFFFFF text · best 5.67:1#B04427

Generated Palette

#98523E#98523E

#3E8598#3E8598

#983E58#983E58

#987F3E#987F3E

#C4816E#C4816E

#572F23#572F23

Color Harmonies

#3E8598#3E8598

#983E58#983E58

#987F3E#987F3E

#3E9852#3E9852

#523E98#523E98

Variants

#C4816E#C4816E

#572F23#572F23

#B04427#B04427

#815F56#815F56

#C29E94#C29E94

#FF3700#FF3700

Nearest Named Colors

Sienna#A0522D

Cedar#8B5A2B

Red Clay#B45A3C

Raw Umber#826644

Caramel#AF6E4D

#98523E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #98523E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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