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HEX atlas value

#A18787

#A18787 is a warm red HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 161, 135, 135, HSL 0, 12%, 58%, has luminance 0.2665, and belongs to the muted group.

redwarmmuted
#A18787 Sample readable text
HEX #A18787
RGB rgb(161, 135, 135)
HSL hsl(0 12% 58%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 16, 37)
Luminance 0.2665
Contrast Black 6.33:1White 3.32:1

CSS

--color-a18787: #A18787;
.background-a18787 { background-color: #A18787; }
.text-a18787 { color: #A18787; }

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
Luminance0.2665
Black text6.33:1AA Pass
White text3.32:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#A18787","rgb":[161,135,135],"hsl":[0,12,58],"cmyk":[0,16,16,37],"luminance":0.2665,"contrast":{"black":6.33,"white":3.32}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#C9BABA","hex":"#C9BABA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.22,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#87A1A1","hex":"#87A1A1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A19487","hex":"#A19487","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.1,"contrastWhite":2.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#949494","hex":"#949494","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.92,"contrastWhite":3.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Driftwood 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/a18787.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#87A1A1","analogous":["#A18794","#A19487"],"triadic":["#87A187","#8787A1"],"tetradic":["#94A187","#87A1A1","#9487A1"],"splitComplementary":["#87A194","#8794A1"],"monochromatic":["#C9BABA","#A18787","#725A5A"]}
Variants
{"light":"#C9BABA","dark":"#725A5A","saturated":"#B86F6F","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D4D4D4","neon":"#FF5252"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":20.54263858417414},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":22.64950330581225},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":26.19160170741759},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":26.70205984563738},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":27.748873851023216}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #A18787

#A18787 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #A18787 is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 161, 135, and 135, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 12% saturation and 58% 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 0.2665, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.33:1AA Pass
White text3.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A18787 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.33:1 · AA
White text#FFFFFF3.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9BABA#000000 text · best 11.22:1#C9BABA
#87A1A1#000000 text · best 7.64:1#87A1A1
Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D
#A19487#000000 text · best 7.1:1#A19487
#949494#000000 text · best 6.92:1#949494

Generated Palette

#A18787#A18787
#87A1A1#87A1A1
#A18794#A18794
#A19487#A19487
#C9BABA#C9BABA
#725A5A#725A5A

Color Harmonies

#87A1A1#87A1A1
#A18794#A18794
#A19487#A19487
#87A187#87A187
#8787A1#8787A1

Variants

#C9BABA#C9BABA
#725A5A#725A5A
#B86F6F#B86F6F
#949494#949494
#D4D4D4#D4D4D4
#FF5252#FF5252

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D
Primer Gray#8B8C89
Stone#8A817C
Titanium#878681
Warm Gray#8A8378

Related HEX Guides

Driftwood colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #A69A8D.Primer Gray colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B8C89.Stone colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8A817C.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.#A18787 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.