HEX atlas value

#D44A2B

#D44A2B is a warm red HEX color close to Cinnabar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 74, 43, HSL 11, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.1907, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#D44A2B Sample readable text

HEX #D44A2B

RGB rgb(212, 74, 43)

HSL hsl(11 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 65, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.1907

Contrast Black 4.81:1White 4.36:1

CSS

--color-d44a2b: #D44A2B;
.background-d44a2b { background-color: #D44A2B; }
.text-d44a2b { color: #D44A2B; }

Luminance0.1907

Black text4.81:1AA Pass

White text4.36:1AA Fail

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":"#D44A2B","rgb":[212,74,43],"hsl":[11,66,50],"cmyk":[0,65,80,17],"luminance":0.1907,"contrast":{"black":4.81,"white":4.36}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D49E2B","hex":"#D49E2B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.73,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#2BB5D4","hex":"#2BB5D4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.66,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#872F1C","hex":"#872F1C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.45,"contrastWhite":8.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E38B78","hex":"#E38B78","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.23,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.02,"contrastWhite":3.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Cinnabar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d44a2b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2BB5D4","analogous":["#D42B61","#D49E2B"],"triadic":["#2BD44A","#4A2BD4"],"tetradic":["#61D42B","#2BB5D4","#9E2BD4"],"splitComplementary":["#2BD49E","#2B61D4"],"monochromatic":["#E38B78","#D44A2B","#872F1C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E38B78","dark":"#872F1C","saturated":"#F0380F","desaturated":"#B85C47","pastel":"#E0AB9F","neon":"#FF5029"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":16.55294535724685},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":19.235384061671343},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":25.632011235952593},{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":28.35489375751565},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":29.765752132274432}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D44A2B

#D44A2B is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #D44A2B is visually closest to Cinnabar, a named red color with HEX #E44D2E.

The RGB channels are 212, 74, and 43, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg with 66% saturation and 50% 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 0.1907, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.55, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.81:1AA Pass

White text4.36:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D44A2B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.81:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D49E2B#000000 text · best 8.73:1#D49E2B

#2BB5D4#000000 text · best 8.66:1#2BB5D4

#872F1C#FFFFFF text · best 8.56:1#872F1C

#E38B78#000000 text · best 8.23:1#E38B78

Fire Opal#000000 text · best 6.02:1#E95C20

Generated Palette

#D44A2B#D44A2B

#2BB5D4#2BB5D4

#D42B61#D42B61

#D49E2B#D49E2B

#E38B78#E38B78

#872F1C#872F1C

Color Harmonies

#2BB5D4#2BB5D4

#D42B61#D42B61

#D49E2B#D49E2B

#2BD44A#2BD44A

#4A2BD4#4A2BD4

Variants

#E38B78#E38B78

#872F1C#872F1C

#F0380F#F0380F

#B85C47#B85C47

#E0AB9F#E0AB9F

#FF5029#FF5029

Nearest Named Colors

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Vermilion#E34234

Persian Red#CC3333

Poppy Red#DC343B

Fire Opal#E95C20

#D44A2B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D44A2B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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