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HEX atlas value

#78514A

#78514A is a warm red HEX color close to Loam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 81, 74, HSL 9, 24%, 38%, has luminance 0.1037, and belongs to the muted group.

redwarmmuted
#78514A Sample readable text
HEX #78514A
RGB rgb(120, 81, 74)
HSL hsl(9 24% 38%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 38, 53)
Luminance 0.1037
Contrast Black 3.07:1White 6.83:1

CSS

--color-78514a: #78514A;
.background-78514a { background-color: #78514A; }
.text-78514a { color: #78514A; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1037
Black text3.07:1AA Fail
White text6.83:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#78514A","rgb":[120,81,74],"hsl":[9,24,38],"cmyk":[0,33,38,53],"luminance":0.1037,"contrast":{"black":3.07,"white":6.83}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#3F2A27","hex":"#3F2A27","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.57,"contrastWhite":13.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.9,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Loam adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/78514a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#4A7178","analogous":["#784A5A","#78684A"],"triadic":["#4A7851","#514A78"],"tetradic":["#5A784A","#4A7178","#684A78"],"splitComplementary":["#4A7868","#4A5A78"],"monochromatic":["#AA7C74","#78514A","#3F2A27"]}
Variants
{"light":"#AA7C74","dark":"#3F2A27","saturated":"#8D4234","desaturated":"#63605F","pastel":"#A99B98","neon":"#EB2300"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":21.236760581595302},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":24.020824298928627},{"slug":"eggplant","name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","distance":29.444863728670914}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #78514A

#78514A is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #78514A is visually closest to Loam, a named orange color with HEX #6B4F3A.

The RGB channels are 120, 81, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 24% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1037, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.07:1AA Fail
White text6.83:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #78514A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.07:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.83:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3F2A27#FFFFFF text · best 13.36:1#3F2A27
Eggplant#FFFFFF text · best 8.9:1#614051
Umber#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#635147
Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A
Coffee#FFFFFF text · best 7.45:1#6F4E37

Generated Palette

#78514A#78514A
#4A7178#4A7178
#784A5A#784A5A
#78684A#78684A
#AA7C74#AA7C74
#3F2A27#3F2A27

Color Harmonies

#4A7178#4A7178
#784A5A#784A5A
#78684A#78684A
#4A7851#4A7851
#514A78#514A78

Variants

#AA7C74#AA7C74
#3F2A27#3F2A27
#8D4234#8D4234
#63605F#63605F
#A99B98#A99B98
#EB2300#EB2300

Nearest Named Colors

Loam#6B4F3A
Umber#635147
Coffee#6F4E37
Raw Umber#826644
Eggplant#614051

Related HEX Guides

Loam colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6B4F3A.Umber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #635147.Coffee colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6F4E37.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#78514A APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.