HEX atlas value

#B53836

#B53836 is a warm red HEX color close to Persian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 56, 54, HSL 1, 54%, 46%, has luminance 0.1292, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#B53836 Sample readable text

HEX #B53836

RGB rgb(181, 56, 54)

HSL hsl(1 54% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 69, 70, 29)

Luminance 0.1292

Contrast Black 3.58:1White 5.86:1

CSS

--color-b53836: #B53836;
.background-b53836 { background-color: #B53836; }
.text-b53836 { color: #B53836; }

Luminance0.1292

Black text3.58:1AA Fail

White text5.86:1AA 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":"#B53836","rgb":[181,56,54],"hsl":[1,54,46],"cmyk":[0,69,70,29],"luminance":0.1292,"contrast":{"black":3.58,"white":5.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6E2221","hex":"#6E2221","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.91,"contrastWhite":10.97,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#36B3B5","hex":"#36B3B5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.27,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.14,"contrastWhite":6.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#D57372","hex":"#D57372","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.52,"contrastWhite":3.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Persian 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/b53836.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#36B3B5","analogous":["#B53673","#B57736"],"triadic":["#36B538","#3836B5"],"tetradic":["#73B536","#36B3B5","#7736B5"],"splitComplementary":["#36B577","#3673B5"],"monochromatic":["#D57372","#B53836","#6E2221"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D57372","dark":"#6E2221","saturated":"#CE1F1C","desaturated":"#9B5150","pastel":"#D29998","neon":"#FF1814"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":24.413111231467404},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":29.88310559496787},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":34.539832078341085},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":34.61213659975356}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B53836

#B53836 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #B53836 is visually closest to Persian Red, a named red color with HEX #CC3333.

The RGB channels are 181, 56, and 54, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 54% 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 0.1292, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.58:1AA Fail

White text5.86:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B53836 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.58:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.86:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6E2221#FFFFFF text · best 10.97:1#6E2221

#36B3B5#000000 text · best 8.27:1#36B3B5

Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.09:1#A52A2A

Firebrick#FFFFFF text · best 6.68:1#B22222

#D57372#000000 text · best 6.52:1#D57372

Generated Palette

#B53836#B53836

#36B3B5#36B3B5

#B53673#B53673

#B57736#B57736

#D57372#D57372

#6E2221#6E2221

Color Harmonies

#36B3B5#36B3B5

#B53673#B53673

#B57736#B57736

#36B538#36B538

#3836B5#3836B5

Variants

#D57372#D57372

#6E2221#6E2221

#CE1F1C#CE1F1C

#9B5150#9B5150

#D29998#D29998

#FF1814#FF1814

Nearest Named Colors

Persian Red#CC3333

Brown#A52A2A

Firebrick#B22222

Red Clay#B45A3C

Sienna#A0522D

#B53836

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B53836

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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