HEX atlas value

#A65B59

#A65B59 is a warm red HEX color close to Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 166, 91, 89, HSL 2, 30%, 50%, has luminance 0.1631, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#A65B59 Sample readable text

HEX #A65B59

RGB rgb(166, 91, 89)

HSL hsl(2 30% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 45, 46, 35)

Luminance 0.1631

Contrast Black 4.26:1White 4.93:1

CSS

--color-a65b59: #A65B59;
.background-a65b59 { background-color: #A65B59; }
.text-a65b59 { color: #A65B59; }

Luminance0.1631

Black text4.26:1AA Fail

White text4.93:1AA 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":"#A65B59","rgb":[166,91,89],"hsl":[2,30,50],"cmyk":[0,45,46,35],"luminance":0.1631,"contrast":{"black":4.26,"white":4.93}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6A3B39","hex":"#6A3B39","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.3,"contrastWhite":9.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C69795","hex":"#C69795","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.26,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#59A3A6","hex":"#59A3A6","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.21,"contrastWhite":2.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A68259","hex":"#A68259","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.96,"contrastWhite":3.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.33,"contrastWhite":3.94,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a65b59.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#59A3A6","analogous":["#A6597D","#A68259"],"triadic":["#59A65C","#5C59A6"],"tetradic":["#7DA659","#59A3A6","#8259A6"],"splitComplementary":["#59A682","#597DA6"],"monochromatic":["#C69795","#A65B59","#6A3B39"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C69795","dark":"#6A3B39","saturated":"#C2423D","desaturated":"#8A7675","pastel":"#C9B6B6","neon":"#FF3029"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":23.706539182259394},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":27.92848008753788},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":29.0516780926679},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":32.218007387174026}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A65B59

#A65B59 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #A65B59 is visually closest to Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B66A50.

The RGB channels are 166, 91, and 89, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 30% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.1631, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.26:1AA Fail

White text4.93:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A65B59 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.26:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.93:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6A3B39#FFFFFF text · best 9.14:1#6A3B39

#C69795#000000 text · best 8.26:1#C69795

#59A3A6#000000 text · best 7.21:1#59A3A6

#A68259#000000 text · best 5.96:1#A68259

Desert Clay#000000 text · best 5.33:1#B86D4B

Generated Palette

#A65B59#A65B59

#59A3A6#59A3A6

#A6597D#A6597D

#A68259#A68259

#C69795#C69795

#6A3B39#6A3B39

Color Harmonies

#59A3A6#59A3A6

#A6597D#A6597D

#A68259#A68259

#59A65C#59A65C

#5C59A6#5C59A6

Variants

#C69795#C69795

#6A3B39#6A3B39

#C2423D#C2423D

#8A7675#8A7675

#C9B6B6#C9B6B6

#FF3029#FF3029

Nearest Named Colors

Clay#B66A50

Caramel#AF6E4D

Oak#A8754F

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Red Clay#B45A3C

#A65B59

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A65B59

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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