HEX atlas value

#B54536

#B54536 is a warm red HEX color close to Red Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 69, 54, HSL 7, 54%, 46%, has luminance 0.1435, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#B54536 Sample readable text

HEX #B54536

RGB rgb(181, 69, 54)

HSL hsl(7 54% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 62, 70, 29)

Luminance 0.1435

Contrast Black 3.87:1White 5.43:1

CSS

--color-b54536: #B54536;
.background-b54536 { background-color: #B54536; }
.text-b54536 { color: #B54536; }

Luminance0.1435

Black text3.87:1AA Fail

White text5.43:1AA 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":"#B54536","rgb":[181,69,54],"hsl":[7,54,46],"cmyk":[0,62,70,29],"luminance":0.1435,"contrast":{"black":3.87,"white":5.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6E2A21","hex":"#6E2A21","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.02,"contrastWhite":10.42,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#36A6B5","hex":"#36A6B5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.28,"contrastWhite":2.89,"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":"#D57D72","hex":"#D57D72","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.01,"contrastWhite":3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#B58436","hex":"#B58436","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.32,"contrastWhite":3.32,"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/b54536.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/persian-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#36A6B5","analogous":["#B53667","#B58436"],"triadic":["#36B545","#4536B5"],"tetradic":["#67B536","#36A6B5","#8436B5"],"splitComplementary":["#36B584","#3667B5"],"monochromatic":["#D57D72","#B54536","#6E2A21"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D57D72","dark":"#6E2A21","saturated":"#CE311C","desaturated":"#9B5950","pastel":"#D29F98","neon":"#FF3014"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":21.863211109075447},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":26.28687885618983},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":29.359836511806396},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":33.60059523282288},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":40.24922359499622}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B54536

#B54536 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #B54536 is visually closest to Red Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B45A3C.

The RGB channels are 181, 69, and 54, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg 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 0.1435, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.86, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.87:1AA Fail

White text5.43:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B54536 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.87:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.43:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6E2A21#FFFFFF text · best 10.42:1#6E2A21

#36A6B5#000000 text · best 7.28:1#36A6B5

Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.09:1#A52A2A

#D57D72#000000 text · best 7.01:1#D57D72

#B58436#000000 text · best 6.32:1#B58436

Generated Palette

#B54536#B54536

#36A6B5#36A6B5

#B53667#B53667

#B58436#B58436

#D57D72#D57D72

#6E2A21#6E2A21

Color Harmonies

#36A6B5#36A6B5

#B53667#B53667

#B58436#B58436

#36B545#36B545

#4536B5#4536B5

Variants

#D57D72#D57D72

#6E2A21#6E2A21

#CE311C#CE311C

#9B5950#9B5950

#D29F98#D29F98

#FF3014#FF3014

Nearest Named Colors

Red Clay#B45A3C

Sienna#A0522D

Persian Red#CC3333

Brown#A52A2A

Rust#B7410E

#B54536

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B54536

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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