HEX atlas value

#78605E

#78605E is a warm red HEX color close to Granite. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 96, 94, HSL 5, 12%, 42%, has luminance 0.1317, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#78605E Sample readable text

HEX #78605E

RGB rgb(120, 96, 94)

HSL hsl(5 12% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 22, 53)

Luminance 0.1317

Contrast Black 3.63:1White 5.78:1

CSS

--color-78605e: #78605E;
.background-78605e { background-color: #78605E; }
.text-78605e { color: #78605E; }

Luminance0.1317

Black text3.63:1AA Fail

White text5.78:1AA 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":"#78605E","rgb":[120,96,94],"hsl":[5,12,42],"cmyk":[0,20,22,53],"luminance":0.1317,"contrast":{"black":3.63,"white":5.78}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#453736","hex":"#453736","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A58F8D","hex":"#A58F8D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.91,"contrastWhite":3.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#904D47","hex":"#904D47","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.34,"contrastWhite":6.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#785E69","hex":"#785E69","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.6,"contrastWhite":5.83,"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/78605e.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":"#5E7678","analogous":["#785E69","#786D5E"],"triadic":["#5E7860","#605E78"],"tetradic":["#69785E","#5E7678","#6D5E78"],"splitComplementary":["#5E786D","#5E6978"],"monochromatic":["#A58F8D","#78605E","#453736"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A58F8D","dark":"#453736","saturated":"#904D47","desaturated":"#6B6B6B","pastel":"#ABABAB","neon":"#FF1500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"granite","name":"Granite","hex":"#676767","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":20.663978319771825},{"slug":"dim-grey","name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","distance":20.663978319771825},{"slug":"machinery-gray","name":"Machinery Gray","hex":"#6C6F70","distance":26.324893162176366},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":28.495613697550013}]

HEX meaning and use

About #78605E

#78605E is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #78605E is visually closest to Granite, a named gray color with HEX #676767.

The RGB channels are 120, 96, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg 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 0.1317, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.63:1AA Fail

White text5.78:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #78605E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.63:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.78:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#453736#FFFFFF text · best 11.34:1#453736

#A58F8D#000000 text · best 6.91:1#A58F8D

#904D47#FFFFFF text · best 6.29:1#904D47

#785E69#FFFFFF text · best 5.83:1#785E69

Granite#FFFFFF text · best 5.66:1#676767

Generated Palette

#78605E#78605E

#5E7678#5E7678

#785E69#785E69

#786D5E#786D5E

#A58F8D#A58F8D

#453736#453736

Color Harmonies

#5E7678#5E7678

#785E69#785E69

#786D5E#786D5E

#5E7860#5E7860

#605E78#605E78

Variants

#A58F8D#A58F8D

#453736#453736

#904D47#904D47

#6B6B6B#6B6B6B

#ABABAB#ABABAB

#FF1500#FF1500

Nearest Named Colors

Granite#676767

Dim Gray#696969

Dim Grey#696969

Machinery Gray#6C6F70

Raw Umber#826644

#78605E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #78605E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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