HEX atlas value

#9B3227

#9B3227 is a warm red HEX color close to Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 50, 39, HSL 6, 60%, 38%, has luminance 0.094, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#9B3227 Sample readable text

HEX #9B3227

RGB rgb(155, 50, 39)

HSL hsl(6 60% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 68, 75, 39)

Luminance 0.094

Contrast Black 2.88:1White 7.29:1

CSS

--color-9b3227: #9B3227;
.background-9b3227 { background-color: #9B3227; }
.text-9b3227 { color: #9B3227; }

Luminance0.094

Black text2.88:1AA Fail

White text7.29:1AA 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":"#9B3227","rgb":[155,50,39],"hsl":[6,60,38],"cmyk":[0,68,75,39],"luminance":0.094,"contrast":{"black":2.88,"white":7.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#521B14","hex":"#521B14","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.53,"contrastWhite":13.76,"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":"#9B2755","hex":"#9B2755","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#86433C","hex":"#86433C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"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/9b3227.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":"#278F9B","analogous":["#9B2755","#9B6D27"],"triadic":["#279B32","#32279B"],"tetradic":["#559B27","#278F9B","#6D279B"],"splitComplementary":["#279B6D","#27559B"],"monochromatic":["#D2594B","#9B3227","#521B14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2594B","dark":"#521B14","saturated":"#B02111","desaturated":"#86433C","pastel":"#CB7F76","neon":"#EB1700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":31.89043743820395}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9B3227

#9B3227 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #9B3227 is visually closest to Brown, a named red color with HEX #A52A2A.

The RGB channels are 155, 50, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 6deg 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 0.094, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.88:1AA Fail

White text7.29:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9B3227 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.88:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.29:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#521B14#FFFFFF text · best 13.76:1#521B14

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

#9B2755#FFFFFF text · best 7.46:1#9B2755

#86433C#FFFFFF text · best 7.29:1#86433C

Saddle Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.1:1#8B4513

Generated Palette

#9B3227#9B3227

#278F9B#278F9B

#9B2755#9B2755

#9B6D27#9B6D27

#D2594B#D2594B

#521B14#521B14

Color Harmonies

#278F9B#278F9B

#9B2755#9B2755

#9B6D27#9B6D27

#279B32#279B32

#32279B#32279B

Variants

#D2594B#D2594B

#521B14#521B14

#B02111#B02111

#86433C#86433C

#CB7F76#CB7F76

#EB1700#EB1700

Nearest Named Colors

Brown#A52A2A

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Firebrick#B22222

Saddle Brown#8B4513

#9B3227

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9B3227

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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