HEX atlas value

#A18C87

#A18C87 is a warm red HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 161, 140, 135, HSL 12, 12%, 58%, has luminance 0.2808, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#A18C87 Sample readable text

HEX #A18C87

RGB rgb(161, 140, 135)

HSL hsl(12 12% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 16, 37)

Luminance 0.2808

Contrast Black 6.62:1White 3.17:1

CSS

--color-a18c87: #A18C87;
.background-a18c87 { background-color: #A18C87; }
.text-a18c87 { color: #A18C87; }

Luminance0.2808

Black text6.62:1AA Pass

White text3.17:1AA 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":"#A18C87","rgb":[161,140,135],"hsl":[12,12,58],"cmyk":[0,13,16,37],"luminance":0.2808,"contrast":{"black":6.62,"white":3.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9BDBA","hex":"#C9BDBA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.47,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"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":"#A19987","hex":"#A19987","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.42,"contrastWhite":2.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#879CA1","hex":"#879CA1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.3,"contrastWhite":2.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/a18c87.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/cement.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#879CA1","analogous":["#A1878F","#A19987"],"triadic":["#87A18C","#8C87A1"],"tetradic":["#8FA187","#879CA1","#9987A1"],"splitComplementary":["#87A199","#878FA1"],"monochromatic":["#C9BDBA","#A18C87","#725F5A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C9BDBA","dark":"#725F5A","saturated":"#B87E6F","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D4D4D4","neon":"#FF7452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":22.090722034374522},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":26.38181191654584},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":27.349588662354687}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A18C87

#A18C87 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #A18C87 is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 161, 140, and 135, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.2808, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.62:1AA Pass

White text3.17:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A18C87 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.62:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9BDBA#000000 text · best 11.47:1#C9BDBA

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

#A19987#000000 text · best 7.42:1#A19987

#879CA1#000000 text · best 7.3:1#879CA1

Generated Palette

#A18C87#A18C87

#879CA1#879CA1

#A1878F#A1878F

#A19987#A19987

#C9BDBA#C9BDBA

#725F5A#725F5A

Color Harmonies

#879CA1#879CA1

#A1878F#A1878F

#A19987#A19987

#87A18C#87A18C

#8C87A1#8C87A1

Variants

#C9BDBA#C9BDBA

#725F5A#725F5A

#B87E6F#B87E6F

#949494#949494

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4

#FF7452#FF7452

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Cement#A5A391

Soapstone#8D9A91

Titanium#878681

#A18C87

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A18C87

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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