HEX atlas value

#A78281

#A78281 is a warm red HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 130, 129, HSL 2, 18%, 58%, has luminance 0.2577, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#A78281 Sample readable text

HEX #A78281

RGB rgb(167, 130, 129)

HSL hsl(2 18% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 23, 35)

Luminance 0.2577

Contrast Black 6.15:1White 3.41:1

CSS

--color-a78281: #A78281;
.background-a78281 { background-color: #A78281; }
.text-a78281 { color: #A78281; }

Luminance0.2577

Black text6.15:1AA Pass

White text3.41:1AA 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":"#A78281","rgb":[167,130,129],"hsl":[2,18,58],"cmyk":[0,22,23,35],"luminance":0.2577,"contrast":{"black":6.15,"white":3.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CDB8B7","hex":"#CDB8B7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.14,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#81A6A7","hex":"#81A6A7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.95,"contrastWhite":2.64,"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":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.46,"contrastWhite":2.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A79581","hex":"#A79581","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.26,"contrastWhite":2.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Dusty Rose 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/a78281.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#81A6A7","analogous":["#A78193","#A79581"],"triadic":["#81A782","#8281A7"],"tetradic":["#93A781","#81A6A7","#9581A7"],"splitComplementary":["#81A795","#8193A7"],"monochromatic":["#CDB8B7","#A78281","#785554"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CDB8B7","dark":"#785554","saturated":"#BF6C69","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D5D2D2","neon":"#FF5752"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":26.832815729997478},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":26.851443164195103},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":28.39013913315678},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":29.444863728670914}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A78281

#A78281 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #A78281 is visually closest to Dusty Rose, a named red color with HEX #C08081.

The RGB channels are 167, 130, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 18% 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 0.2577, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.15:1AA Pass

White text3.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A78281 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.15:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CDB8B7#000000 text · best 11.14:1#CDB8B7

#81A6A7#000000 text · best 7.95:1#81A6A7

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

Rosy Brown#000000 text · best 7.46:1#BC8F8F

#A79581#000000 text · best 7.26:1#A79581

Generated Palette

#A78281#A78281

#81A6A7#81A6A7

#A78193#A78193

#A79581#A79581

#CDB8B7#CDB8B7

#785554#785554

Color Harmonies

#81A6A7#81A6A7

#A78193#A78193

#A79581#A79581

#81A782#81A782

#8281A7#8281A7

Variants

#CDB8B7#CDB8B7

#785554#785554

#BF6C69#BF6C69

#949494#949494

#D5D2D2#D5D2D2

#FF5752#FF5752

Nearest Named Colors

Dusty Rose#C08081

Rose Gold#B76E79

Driftwood#A69A8D

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Stone#8A817C

#A78281

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A78281

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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