HEX atlas value

#A74B44

#A74B44 is a warm red HEX color close to Red Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 75, 68, HSL 4, 42%, 46%, has luminance 0.1366, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#A74B44 Sample readable text

HEX #A74B44

RGB rgb(167, 75, 68)

HSL hsl(4 42% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 55, 59, 35)

Luminance 0.1366

Contrast Black 3.73:1White 5.63:1

CSS

--color-a74b44: #A74B44;
.background-a74b44 { background-color: #A74B44; }
.text-a74b44 { color: #A74B44; }

Luminance0.1366

Black text3.73:1AA Fail

White text5.63:1AA 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":"#A74B44","rgb":[167,75,68],"hsl":[4,42,46],"cmyk":[0,55,59,35],"luminance":0.1366,"contrast":{"black":3.73,"white":5.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#652D29","hex":"#652D29","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.96,"contrastWhite":10.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CA827D","hex":"#CA827D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7,"contrastWhite":3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#44A0A7","hex":"#44A0A7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.83,"contrastWhite":3.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A7446F","hex":"#A7446F","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.7,"contrastWhite":5.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A77C44","hex":"#A77C44","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.61,"contrastWhite":3.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","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/a74b44.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#44A0A7","analogous":["#A7446F","#A77C44"],"triadic":["#44A74B","#4B44A7"],"tetradic":["#6FA744","#44A0A7","#7C44A7"],"splitComplementary":["#44A77C","#446FA7"],"monochromatic":["#CA827D","#A74B44","#652D29"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CA827D","dark":"#652D29","saturated":"#C0342A","desaturated":"#8D615E","pastel":"#C9A4A1","neon":"#FF2414"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":21.400934559032695},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":25.03996805109783},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":36.46916505762094},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":37.013511046643494},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":38.65229618017538}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A74B44

#A74B44 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #A74B44 is visually closest to Red Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B45A3C.

The RGB channels are 167, 75, and 68, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 4deg with 42% saturation and 46% 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 0.1366, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.73:1AA Fail

White text5.63:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A74B44 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.73:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.63:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#652D29#FFFFFF text · best 10.71:1#652D29

#CA827D#000000 text · best 7:1#CA827D

#44A0A7#000000 text · best 6.83:1#44A0A7

#A7446F#FFFFFF text · best 5.68:1#A7446F

#A77C44#000000 text · best 5.61:1#A77C44

Generated Palette

#A74B44#A74B44

#44A0A7#44A0A7

#A7446F#A7446F

#A77C44#A77C44

#CA827D#CA827D

#652D29#652D29

Color Harmonies

#44A0A7#44A0A7

#A7446F#A7446F

#A77C44#A77C44

#44A74B#44A74B

#4B44A7#4B44A7

Variants

#CA827D#CA827D

#652D29#652D29

#C0342A#C0342A

#8D615E#8D615E

#C9A4A1#C9A4A1

#FF2414#FF2414

Nearest Named Colors

Red Clay#B45A3C

Sienna#A0522D

Clay#B66A50

Caramel#AF6E4D

Desert Clay#B86D4B

#A74B44

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A74B44

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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