HEX atlas value

#A02D0E

#A02D0E is a warm red HEX color close to Pompeian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 160, 45, 14, HSL 13, 84%, 34%, has luminance 0.0938, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#A02D0E Sample readable text

HEX #A02D0E

RGB rgb(160, 45, 14)

HSL hsl(13 84% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 72, 91, 37)

Luminance 0.0938

Contrast Black 2.88:1White 7.3:1

CSS

--color-a02d0e: #A02D0E;
.background-a02d0e { background-color: #A02D0E; }
.text-a02d0e { color: #A02D0E; }

Luminance0.0938

Black text2.88:1AA Fail

White text7.3:1AA 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":"#A02D0E","rgb":[160,45,14],"hsl":[13,84,34],"cmyk":[0,72,91,37],"luminance":0.0938,"contrast":{"black":2.88,"white":7.3}}

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":7.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4B1507","hex":"#4B1507","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.41,"contrastWhite":14.89,"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":"#A00E37","hex":"#A00E37","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.61,"contrastWhite":8.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8C3821","hex":"#8C3821","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.7,"contrastWhite":7.77,"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 red","balanced","balanced red","Pompeian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a02d0e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0E80A0","analogous":["#A00E37","#A0760E"],"triadic":["#0EA02D","#2D0EA0"],"tetradic":["#37A00E","#0E80A0","#760EA0"],"splitComplementary":["#0EA076","#0E37A0"],"monochromatic":["#EB4A1E","#A02D0E","#4B1507"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EB4A1E","dark":"#4B1507","saturated":"#AD2600","desaturated":"#8C3821","pastel":"#DF6E4E","neon":"#D62E00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":11.180339887498949},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":28.600699292150182},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":29.068883707497267},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":30.479501308256342},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":31.68595903550972}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A02D0E

#A02D0E is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #A02D0E is visually closest to Pompeian Red, a named red color with HEX #A42A04.

The RGB channels are 160, 45, and 14, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg with 84% 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, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.0938, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.88:1AA Fail

White text7.3:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A02D0E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.88:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.3:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#4B1507#FFFFFF text · best 14.89:1#4B1507

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

#A00E37#FFFFFF text · best 8.04:1#A00E37

#8C3821#FFFFFF text · best 7.77:1#8C3821

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

Generated Palette

#A02D0E#A02D0E

#0E80A0#0E80A0

#A00E37#A00E37

#A0760E#A0760E

#EB4A1E#EB4A1E

#4B1507#4B1507

Color Harmonies

#0E80A0#0E80A0

#A00E37#A00E37

#A0760E#A0760E

#0EA02D#0EA02D

#2D0EA0#2D0EA0

Variants

#EB4A1E#EB4A1E

#4B1507#4B1507

#AD2600#AD2600

#8C3821#8C3821

#DF6E4E#DF6E4E

#D62E00#D62E00

Nearest Named Colors

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Brown#A52A2A

Firebrick#B22222

Rust#B7410E

Brick Red#8A3324

#A02D0E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A02D0E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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