HEX atlas value

#A52309

#A52309 is a warm red HEX color close to Pompeian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 35, 9, HSL 10, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.0922, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#A52309 Sample readable text

HEX #A52309

RGB rgb(165, 35, 9)

HSL hsl(10 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 79, 95, 35)

Luminance 0.0922

Contrast Black 2.84:1White 7.38:1

CSS

--color-a52309: #A52309;
.background-a52309 { background-color: #A52309; }
.text-a52309 { color: #A52309; }

Luminance0.0922

Black text2.84:1AA Fail

White text7.38:1AA 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":"#A52309","rgb":[165,35,9],"hsl":[10,90,34],"cmyk":[0,79,95,35],"luminance":0.0922,"contrast":{"black":2.84,"white":7.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.84,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4E1004","hex":"#4E1004","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.4,"contrastWhite":15,"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":"#922F1C","hex":"#922F1C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.65,"contrastWhite":7.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A5093D","hex":"#A5093D","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.71,"contrastWhite":7.76,"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/a52309.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#098BA5","analogous":["#A5093D","#A57109"],"triadic":["#09A523","#2309A5"],"tetradic":["#3DA509","#098BA5","#7109A5"],"splitComplementary":["#09A571","#093DA5"],"monochromatic":["#F33B16","#A52309","#4E1004"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F33B16","dark":"#4E1004","saturated":"#AD1D00","desaturated":"#922F1C","pastel":"#E56248","neon":"#D62400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":8.660254037844387},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":28.19574435974337},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":29.410882339705484},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":33.734255586866},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":35.34119409414458}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A52309

#A52309 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #A52309 is visually closest to Pompeian Red, a named red color with HEX #A42A04.

The RGB channels are 165, 35, and 9, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 10deg 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 0.0922, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.84:1AA Fail

White text7.38:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A52309 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.84:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.38:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#4E1004#FFFFFF text · best 15:1#4E1004

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

#922F1C#FFFFFF text · best 7.94:1#922F1C

#A5093D#FFFFFF text · best 7.76:1#A5093D

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

Generated Palette

#A52309#A52309

#098BA5#098BA5

#A5093D#A5093D

#A57109#A57109

#F33B16#F33B16

#4E1004#4E1004

Color Harmonies

#098BA5#098BA5

#A5093D#A5093D

#A57109#A57109

#09A523#09A523

#2309A5#2309A5

Variants

#F33B16#F33B16

#4E1004#4E1004

#AD1D00#AD1D00

#922F1C#922F1C

#E56248#E56248

#D62400#D62400

Nearest Named Colors

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Firebrick#B22222

Ruby Red#9B111E

Brown#A52A2A

Rust#B7410E

#A52309

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A52309

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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