Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#AA9592

#AA9592 is a warm red HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 149, 146, HSL 8, 12%, 62%, has luminance 0.3212, and belongs to the muted group.

redwarmmuted
#AA9592 Sample readable text
HEX #AA9592
RGB rgb(170, 149, 146)
HSL hsl(8 12% 62%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 14, 33)
Luminance 0.3212
Contrast Black 7.42:1White 2.83:1

CSS

--color-aa9592: #AA9592;
.background-aa9592 { background-color: #AA9592; }
.text-aa9592 { color: #AA9592; }

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
Luminance0.3212
Black text7.42:1AA Pass
White text2.83:1AA 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":"#AA9592","rgb":[170,149,146],"hsl":[8,12,62],"cmyk":[0,12,14,33],"luminance":0.3212,"contrast":{"black":7.42,"white":2.83}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#D2C8C6","hex":"#D2C8C6","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.82,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#92A7AA","hex":"#92A7AA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.33,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"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/aa9592.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#92A7AA","analogous":["#AA929B","#AAA192"],"triadic":["#92AA96","#9692AA"],"tetradic":["#9BAA92","#92A7AA","#A192AA"],"splitComplementary":["#92AAA1","#929BAA"],"monochromatic":["#D2C8C6","#AA9592","#7E6663"]}
Variants
{"light":"#D2C8C6","dark":"#7E6663","saturated":"#BF867D","desaturated":"#9E9E9E","pastel":"#DEDEDE","neon":"#FF7A66"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":8.12403840463596},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":22.02271554554524},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":25.15949125081825}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #AA9592

#AA9592 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #AA9592 is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 170, 149, and 146, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg with 12% saturation and 62% 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 0.3212, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.42:1AA Pass
White text2.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AA9592 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.42:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2C8C6#000000 text · best 12.82:1#D2C8C6
Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A
Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999
#92A7AA#000000 text · best 8.33:1#92A7AA
Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Generated Palette

#AA9592#AA9592
#92A7AA#92A7AA
#AA929B#AA929B
#AAA192#AAA192
#D2C8C6#D2C8C6
#7E6663#7E6663

Color Harmonies

#92A7AA#92A7AA
#AA929B#AA929B
#AAA192#AAA192
#92AA96#92AA96
#9692AA#9692AA

Variants

#D2C8C6#D2C8C6
#7E6663#7E6663
#BF867D#BF867D
#9E9E9E#9E9E9E
#DEDEDE#DEDEDE
#FF7A66#FF7A66

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D
Cement#A5A391
Rosy Brown#BC8F8F
Greige#B0A999
Mushroom#B7A99A

Related HEX Guides

Driftwood colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #A69A8D.Cement colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #A5A391.Rosy Brown colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #BC8F8F.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.#AA9592 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.