HEX atlas value

#C53211

#C53211 is a warm red HEX color close to Rust. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 50, 17, HSL 11, 84%, 42%, has luminance 0.1419, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#C53211 Sample readable text

HEX #C53211

RGB rgb(197, 50, 17)

HSL hsl(11 84% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 75, 91, 23)

Luminance 0.1419

Contrast Black 3.84:1White 5.47:1

CSS

--color-c53211: #C53211;
.background-c53211 { background-color: #C53211; }
.text-c53211 { color: #C53211; }

Luminance0.1419

Black text3.84:1AA Fail

White text5.47:1AA 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":"#C53211","rgb":[197,50,17],"hsl":[11,84,42],"cmyk":[0,75,91,23],"luminance":0.1419,"contrast":{"black":3.84,"white":5.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.84,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#711D0A","hex":"#711D0A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.88,"contrastWhite":11.16,"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"]},{"name":"#11A4C5","hex":"#11A4C5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.14,"contrastWhite":2.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#C58C11","hex":"#C58C11","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.13,"contrastWhite":2.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.14,"contrastWhite":6.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Rust adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c53211.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#11A4C5","analogous":["#C5114A","#C58C11"],"triadic":["#11C532","#3211C5"],"tetradic":["#4AC511","#11A4C5","#8C11C5"],"splitComplementary":["#11C58C","#114AC5"],"monochromatic":["#EF6343","#C53211","#711D0A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EF6343","dark":"#711D0A","saturated":"#D62700","desaturated":"#AE4129","pastel":"#E58671","neon":"#FF2F00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":20.73644135332772},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":22.58317958127243},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":30.099833886584822},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":34.72751070837067},{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":36.359317925395686}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C53211

#C53211 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #C53211 is visually closest to Rust, a named orange color with HEX #B7410E.

The RGB channels are 197, 50, and 17, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg with 84% saturation and 42% 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-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1419, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.84:1AA Fail

White text5.47:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C53211 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.84:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.47:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#711D0A#FFFFFF text · best 11.16:1#711D0A

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

#11A4C5#000000 text · best 7.14:1#11A4C5

#C58C11#000000 text · best 7.13:1#C58C11

Firebrick#FFFFFF text · best 6.68:1#B22222

Generated Palette

#C53211#C53211

#11A4C5#11A4C5

#C5114A#C5114A

#C58C11#C58C11

#EF6343#EF6343

#711D0A#711D0A

Color Harmonies

#11A4C5#11A4C5

#C5114A#C5114A

#C58C11#C58C11

#11C532#11C532

#3211C5#3211C5

Variants

#EF6343#EF6343

#711D0A#711D0A

#D62700#D62700

#AE4129#AE4129

#E58671#E58671

#FF2F00#FF2F00

Nearest Named Colors

Rust#B7410E

Mahogany#C04000

Firebrick#B22222

Persian Red#CC3333

Pompeian Red#A42A04

#C53211

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C53211

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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