HEX atlas value

#D23B04

#D23B04 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mahogany. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 210, 59, 4, HSL 16, 96%, 42%, has luminance 0.1684, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#D23B04 Sample readable text

HEX #D23B04

RGB rgb(210, 59, 4)

HSL hsl(16 96% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 72, 98, 18)

Luminance 0.1684

Contrast Black 4.37:1White 4.81:1

CSS

--color-d23b04: #D23B04;
.background-d23b04 { background-color: #D23B04; }
.text-d23b04 { color: #D23B04; }

Luminance0.1684

Black text4.37:1AA Fail

White text4.81:1AA 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":"#D23B04","rgb":[210,59,4],"hsl":[16,96,42],"cmyk":[0,72,98,18],"luminance":0.1684,"contrast":{"black":4.37,"white":4.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#782202","hex":"#782202","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.03,"contrastWhite":10.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D2A204","hex":"#D2A204","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.91,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FB6B37","hex":"#FB6B37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.26,"contrastWhite":2.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#049BD2","hex":"#049BD2","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.62,"contrastWhite":3.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Orange Red","hex":"#FF4500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.1,"contrastWhite":3.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Mahogany adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d23b04.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#049BD2","analogous":["#D20434","#D2A204"],"triadic":["#04D23B","#3B04D2"],"tetradic":["#34D204","#049BD2","#A204D2"],"splitComplementary":["#04D2A2","#0434D2"],"monochromatic":["#FB6B37","#D23B04","#782202"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB6B37","dark":"#782202","saturated":"#D63900","desaturated":"#BA461C","pastel":"#EF8B67","neon":"#FF4400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":26.981475126464083},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":29.410882339705484},{"slug":"orange-red","name":"Orange Red","hex":"#FF4500","distance":46.2709412050371},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":48.05205510693585}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D23B04

#D23B04 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #D23B04 is visually closest to Mahogany, a named orange color with HEX #C04000.

The RGB channels are 210, 59, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 96% 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 0.1684, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.37:1AA Fail

White text4.81:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D23B04 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.37:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.81:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#782202#FFFFFF text · best 10.36:1#782202

#D2A204#000000 text · best 8.91:1#D2A204

#FB6B37#000000 text · best 7.26:1#FB6B37

#049BD2#000000 text · best 6.62:1#049BD2

Orange Red#000000 text · best 6.1:1#FF4500

Generated Palette

#D23B04#D23B04

#049BD2#049BD2

#D20434#D20434

#D2A204#D2A204

#FB6B37#FB6B37

#782202#782202

Color Harmonies

#049BD2#049BD2

#D20434#D20434

#D2A204#D2A204

#04D23B#04D23B

#3B04D2#3B04D2

Variants

#FB6B37#FB6B37

#782202#782202

#D63900#D63900

#BA461C#BA461C

#EF8B67#EF8B67

#FF4400#FF4400

Nearest Named Colors

Mahogany#C04000

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Rust#B7410E

Orange Red#FF4500

Persian Red#CC3333

#D23B04

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D23B04

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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