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HEX atlas value

#785E5E

#785E5E is a warm red HEX color close to Granite. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 94, 94, HSL 0, 12%, 42%, has luminance 0.1281, and belongs to the muted group.

redwarmmuted
#785E5E Sample readable text
HEX #785E5E
RGB rgb(120, 94, 94)
HSL hsl(0 12% 42%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 22, 53)
Luminance 0.1281
Contrast Black 3.56:1White 5.9:1

CSS

--color-785e5e: #785E5E;
.background-785e5e { background-color: #785E5E; }
.text-785e5e { color: #785E5E; }

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
Luminance0.1281
Black text3.56:1AA Fail
White text5.9:1AA 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":"#785E5E","rgb":[120,94,94],"hsl":[0,12,42],"cmyk":[0,22,22,53],"luminance":0.1281,"contrast":{"black":3.56,"white":5.9}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#453636","hex":"#453636","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.83,"contrastWhite":11.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A58D8D","hex":"#A58D8D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#904747","hex":"#904747","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.18,"contrastWhite":6.61,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#785E6B","hex":"#785E6B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.61,"contrastWhite":5.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Granite","hex":"#676767","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.71,"contrastWhite":5.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Granite 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/785e5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/granite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dim-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dim-grey.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#5E7878","analogous":["#785E6B","#786B5E"],"triadic":["#5E785E","#5E5E78"],"tetradic":["#6B785E","#5E7878","#6B5E78"],"splitComplementary":["#5E786B","#5E6B78"],"monochromatic":["#A58D8D","#785E5E","#453636"]}
Variants
{"light":"#A58D8D","dark":"#453636","saturated":"#904747","desaturated":"#6B6B6B","pastel":"#ABABAB","neon":"#FF0000"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"granite","name":"Granite","hex":"#676767","distance":21.236760581595302},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"dim-grey","name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"machinery-gray","name":"Machinery Gray","hex":"#6C6F70","distance":27.51363298439521},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":28.982753492378876}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #785E5E

#785E5E is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #785E5E is visually closest to Granite, a named gray color with HEX #676767.

The RGB channels are 120, 94, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 12% saturation and 42% 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 0.1281, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.24, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.56:1AA Fail
White text5.9:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #785E5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.56:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.9:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#453636#FFFFFF text · best 11.45:1#453636
#A58D8D#000000 text · best 6.79:1#A58D8D
#904747#FFFFFF text · best 6.61:1#904747
#785E6B#FFFFFF text · best 5.81:1#785E6B
Granite#FFFFFF text · best 5.66:1#676767

Generated Palette

#785E5E#785E5E
#5E7878#5E7878
#785E6B#785E6B
#786B5E#786B5E
#A58D8D#A58D8D
#453636#453636

Color Harmonies

#5E7878#5E7878
#785E6B#785E6B
#786B5E#786B5E
#5E785E#5E785E
#5E5E78#5E5E78

Variants

#A58D8D#A58D8D
#453636#453636
#904747#904747
#6B6B6B#6B6B6B
#ABABAB#ABABAB
Red#FF0000

Nearest Named Colors

Granite#676767
Dim Gray#696969
Dim Grey#696969
Machinery Gray#6C6F70
Raw Umber#826644

Related HEX Guides

Granite colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #676767.Dim Gray colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #696969.Dim Grey colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #696969.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.#785E5E APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.