HEX atlas value

#9A3513

#9A3513 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pompeian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 154, 53, 19, HSL 15, 78%, 34%, has luminance 0.0946, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#9A3513 Sample readable text

HEX #9A3513

RGB rgb(154, 53, 19)

HSL hsl(15 78% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 66, 88, 40)

Luminance 0.0946

Contrast Black 2.89:1White 7.26:1

CSS

--color-9a3513: #9A3513;
.background-9a3513 { background-color: #9A3513; }
.text-9a3513 { color: #9A3513; }

Luminance0.0946

Black text2.89:1AA Fail

White text7.26:1AA 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":"#9A3513","rgb":[154,53,19],"hsl":[15,78,34],"cmyk":[0,66,88,40],"luminance":0.0946,"contrast":{"black":2.89,"white":7.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#491909","hex":"#491909","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.43,"contrastWhite":14.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9A1335","hex":"#9A1335","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.52,"contrastWhite":8.34,"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":"#873E26","hex":"#873E26","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.75,"contrastWhite":7.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.21,"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/9a3513.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":"#13799A","analogous":["#9A1335","#9A7913"],"triadic":["#139A35","#35139A"],"tetradic":["#359A13","#13799A","#79139A"],"splitComplementary":["#139A79","#13359A"],"monochromatic":["#E45525","#9A3513","#491909"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E45525","dark":"#491909","saturated":"#AD2B00","desaturated":"#873E26","pastel":"#D87655","neon":"#D63600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":21.93171219946131},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":27.76688675382964}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9A3513

#9A3513 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #9A3513 is visually closest to Pompeian Red, a named red color with HEX #A42A04.

The RGB channels are 154, 53, and 19, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 78% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.0946, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.89:1AA Fail

White text7.26:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9A3513 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.89:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.26:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#491909#FFFFFF text · best 14.73:1#491909

#9A1335#FFFFFF text · best 8.34:1#9A1335

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

#873E26#FFFFFF text · best 7.64:1#873E26

Pompeian Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.21:1#A42A04

Generated Palette

#9A3513#9A3513

#13799A#13799A

#9A1335#9A1335

#9A7913#9A7913

#E45525#E45525

#491909#491909

Color Harmonies

#13799A#13799A

#9A1335#9A1335

#9A7913#9A7913

#139A35#139A35

#35139A#35139A

Variants

#E45525#E45525

#491909#491909

#AD2B00#AD2B00

#873E26#873E26

#D87655#D87655

#D63600#D63600

Nearest Named Colors

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Brown#A52A2A

#9A3513

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9A3513

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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