HEX atlas value

#C54411

#C54411 is a warm orange HEX color close to Rust. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 68, 17, HSL 17, 84%, 42%, has luminance 0.1605, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#C54411 Sample readable text

HEX #C54411

RGB rgb(197, 68, 17)

HSL hsl(17 84% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 65, 91, 23)

Luminance 0.1605

Contrast Black 4.21:1White 4.99:1

CSS

--color-c54411: #C54411;
.background-c54411 { background-color: #C54411; }
.text-c54411 { color: #C54411; }

Luminance0.1605

Black text4.21:1AA Fail

White text4.99:1AA 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":"#C54411","rgb":[197,68,17],"hsl":[17,84,42],"cmyk":[0,65,91,23],"luminance":0.1605,"contrast":{"black":4.21,"white":4.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#71270A","hex":"#71270A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2,"contrastWhite":10.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C59E11","hex":"#C59E11","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.27,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#EF7443","hex":"#EF7443","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.25,"contrastWhite":2.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#C51138","hex":"#C51138","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.51,"contrastWhite":5.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#1192C5","hex":"#1192C5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.94,"contrastWhite":3.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Rust adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c54411.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/burnt-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1192C5","analogous":["#C51138","#C59E11"],"triadic":["#11C544","#4411C5"],"tetradic":["#38C511","#1192C5","#9E11C5"],"splitComplementary":["#11C59E","#1138C5"],"monochromatic":["#EF7443","#C54411","#71270A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EF7443","dark":"#71270A","saturated":"#D63D00","desaturated":"#AE4E29","pastel":"#E59271","neon":"#FF4800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":14.628738838327793},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":18.16590212458495},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":25.03996805109783},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":38.65229618017538},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":41.31585652022719}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C54411

#C54411 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #C54411 is visually closest to Rust, a named orange color with HEX #B7410E.

The RGB channels are 197, 68, and 17, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg 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 0.1605, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.21:1AA Fail

White text4.99:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C54411 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.21:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.99:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#71270A#FFFFFF text · best 10.52:1#71270A

#C59E11#000000 text · best 8.27:1#C59E11

#EF7443#000000 text · best 7.25:1#EF7443

#C51138#FFFFFF text · best 5.98:1#C51138

#1192C5#000000 text · best 5.94:1#1192C5

Generated Palette

#C54411#C54411

#1192C5#1192C5

#C51138#C51138

#C59E11#C59E11

#EF7443#EF7443

#71270A#71270A

Color Harmonies

#1192C5#1192C5

#C51138#C51138

#C59E11#C59E11

#11C544#11C544

#4411C5#4411C5

Variants

#EF7443#EF7443

#71270A#71270A

#D63D00#D63D00

#AE4E29#AE4E29

#E59271#E59271

#FF4800#FF4800

Nearest Named Colors

Rust#B7410E

Mahogany#C04000

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Persian Red#CC3333

Chocolate#D2691E

#C54411

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C54411

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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