HEX atlas value

#A50909

#A50909 is a warm red HEX color close to Cranberry. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 9, 9, HSL 0, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.0821, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#A50909 Sample readable text

HEX #A50909

RGB rgb(165, 9, 9)

HSL hsl(0 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 95, 95, 35)

Luminance 0.0821

Contrast Black 2.64:1White 7.95:1

CSS

--color-a50909: #A50909;
.background-a50909 { background-color: #A50909; }
.text-a50909 { color: #A50909; }

Luminance0.0821

Black text2.64:1AA Fail

White text7.95:1AA 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":"#A50909","rgb":[165,9,9],"hsl":[0,90,34],"cmyk":[0,95,95,35],"luminance":0.0821,"contrast":{"black":2.64,"white":7.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4E0404","hex":"#4E0404","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.34,"contrastWhite":15.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#921C1C","hex":"#921C1C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Cranberry adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a50909.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cranberry.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carmine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#09A5A5","analogous":["#A50957","#A55709"],"triadic":["#09A509","#0909A5"],"tetradic":["#57A509","#09A5A5","#5709A5"],"splitComplementary":["#09A557","#0957A5"],"monochromatic":["#F31616","#A50909","#4E0404"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F31616","dark":"#4E0404","saturated":"#AD0000","desaturated":"#921C1C","pastel":"#E54848","neon":"#D60000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cranberry","name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","distance":12.36931687685298},{"slug":"crimson-red","name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","distance":17.4928556845359},{"slug":"carmine","name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":24.596747752497688},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":27.03701166919155}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A50909

#A50909 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #A50909 is visually closest to Cranberry, a named red color with HEX #9F000F.

The RGB channels are 165, 9, and 9, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 90% 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 0.0821, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.64:1AA Fail

White text7.95:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A50909 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.64:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.95:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#4E0404#FFFFFF text · best 15.62:1#4E0404

Carmine#FFFFFF text · best 9.09:1#960018

Crimson Red#FFFFFF text · best 8.92:1#990000

#921C1C#FFFFFF text · best 8.73:1#921C1C

Cranberry#FFFFFF text · best 8.46:1#9F000F

Generated Palette

#A50909#A50909

#09A5A5#09A5A5

#A50957#A50957

#A55709#A55709

#F31616#F31616

#4E0404#4E0404

Color Harmonies

#09A5A5#09A5A5

#A50957#A50957

#A55709#A55709

#09A509#09A509

#0909A5#0909A5

Variants

#F31616#F31616

#4E0404#4E0404

#AD0000#AD0000

#921C1C#921C1C

#E54848#E54848

#D60000#D60000

Nearest Named Colors

Cranberry#9F000F

Crimson Red#990000

Carmine#960018

Ruby Red#9B111E

Anodized Red#B00020

#A50909

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A50909

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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