HEX atlas value

#9B2927

#9B2927 is a warm red HEX color close to Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 41, 39, HSL 1, 60%, 38%, has luminance 0.087, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#9B2927 Sample readable text

HEX #9B2927

RGB rgb(155, 41, 39)

HSL hsl(1 60% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 74, 75, 39)

Luminance 0.087

Contrast Black 2.74:1White 7.66:1

CSS

--color-9b2927: #9B2927;
.background-9b2927 { background-color: #9B2927; }
.text-9b2927 { color: #9B2927; }

Luminance0.087

Black text2.74:1AA Fail

White text7.66:1AA 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":"#9B2927","rgb":[155,41,39],"hsl":[1,60,38],"cmyk":[0,74,75,39],"luminance":0.087,"contrast":{"black":2.74,"white":7.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#521514","hex":"#521514","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.48,"contrastWhite":14.23,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.49,"contrastWhite":8.43,"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":"#863D3C","hex":"#863D3C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.75,"contrastWhite":7.65,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9B275F","hex":"#9B275F","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.85,"contrastWhite":7.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9b2927.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#27999B","analogous":["#9B275F","#9B6327"],"triadic":["#279B29","#29279B"],"tetradic":["#5F9B27","#27999B","#63279B"],"splitComplementary":["#279B63","#275F9B"],"monochromatic":["#D24E4B","#9B2927","#521514"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D24E4B","dark":"#521514","saturated":"#B01411","desaturated":"#863D3C","pastel":"#CB7876","neon":"#EB0400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":10.488088481701515},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":24.55605831561735},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":25.632011235952593}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9B2927

#9B2927 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #9B2927 is visually closest to Brown, a named red color with HEX #A52A2A.

The RGB channels are 155, 41, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 60% saturation and 38% 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 0.087, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.74:1AA Fail

White text7.66:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9B2927 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.74:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.66:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#521514#FFFFFF text · best 14.23:1#521514

Ruby Red#FFFFFF text · best 8.43:1#9B111E

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

#863D3C#FFFFFF text · best 7.65:1#863D3C

#9B275F#FFFFFF text · best 7.37:1#9B275F

Generated Palette

#9B2927#9B2927

#27999B#27999B

#9B275F#9B275F

#9B6327#9B6327

#D24E4B#D24E4B

#521514#521514

Color Harmonies

#27999B#27999B

#9B275F#9B275F

#9B6327#9B6327

#279B29#279B29

#29279B#29279B

Variants

#D24E4B#D24E4B

#521514#521514

#B01411#B01411

#863D3C#863D3C

#CB7876#CB7876

#EB0400#EB0400

Nearest Named Colors

Brown#A52A2A

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Firebrick#B22222

Ruby Red#9B111E

#9B2927

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9B2927

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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