HEX atlas value

#987C7C

#987C7C is a warm red HEX color close to Stone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 124, 124, HSL 0, 12%, 54%, has luminance 0.2255, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#987C7C Sample readable text

HEX #987C7C

RGB rgb(152, 124, 124)

HSL hsl(0 12% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 18, 40)

Luminance 0.2255

Contrast Black 5.51:1White 3.81:1

CSS

--color-987c7c: #987C7C;
.background-987c7c { background-color: #987C7C; }
.text-987c7c { color: #987C7C; }

Luminance0.2255

Black text5.51:1AA Pass

White text3.81:1AA 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":"#987C7C","rgb":[152,124,124],"hsl":[0,12,54],"cmyk":[0,18,18,40],"luminance":0.2255,"contrast":{"black":5.51,"white":3.81}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C0AFAF","hex":"#C0AFAF","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.99,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#675151","hex":"#675151","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.87,"contrastWhite":7.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#7C9898","hex":"#7C9898","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.8,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#988A7C","hex":"#988A7C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.26,"contrastWhite":3.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.21,"contrastWhite":3.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Stone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/987c7c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7C9898","analogous":["#987C8A","#988A7C"],"triadic":["#7C987C","#7C7C98"],"tetradic":["#8A987C","#7C9898","#8A7C98"],"splitComplementary":["#7C988A","#7C8A98"],"monochromatic":["#C0AFAF","#987C7C","#675151"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C0AFAF","dark":"#675151","saturated":"#B26262","desaturated":"#8A8A8A","pastel":"#C9C9C9","neon":"#FF3D3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":20.346989949375804},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":24.372115213907882}]

HEX meaning and use

About #987C7C

#987C7C is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #987C7C is visually closest to Stone, a named gray color with HEX #8A817C.

The RGB channels are 152, 124, and 124, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 12% saturation and 54% 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 0.2255, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.51:1AA Pass

White text3.81:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #987C7C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.51:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C0AFAF#000000 text · best 9.99:1#C0AFAF

#675151#FFFFFF text · best 7.31:1#675151

#7C9898#000000 text · best 6.8:1#7C9898

#988A7C#000000 text · best 6.26:1#988A7C

Primer Gray#000000 text · best 6.21:1#8B8C89

Generated Palette

#987C7C#987C7C

#7C9898#7C9898

#987C8A#987C8A

#988A7C#988A7C

#C0AFAF#C0AFAF

#675151#675151

Color Harmonies

#7C9898#7C9898

#987C8A#987C8A

#988A7C#988A7C

#7C987C#7C987C

#7C7C98#7C7C98

Variants

#C0AFAF#C0AFAF

#675151#675151

#B26262#B26262

#8A8A8A#8A8A8A

#C9C9C9#C9C9C9

#FF3D3D#FF3D3D

Nearest Named Colors

Stone#8A817C

Warm Gray#8A8378

Mocha#967969

Titanium#878681

Primer Gray#8B8C89

#987C7C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #987C7C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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