HEX atlas value

#AA9792

#AA9792 is a warm red HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 151, 146, HSL 13, 12%, 62%, has luminance 0.3275, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#AA9792 Sample readable text

HEX #AA9792

RGB rgb(170, 151, 146)

HSL hsl(13 12% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 14, 33)

Luminance 0.3275

Contrast Black 7.55:1White 2.78:1

CSS

--color-aa9792: #AA9792;
.background-aa9792 { background-color: #AA9792; }
.text-aa9792 { color: #AA9792; }

Luminance0.3275

Black text7.55:1AA Pass

White text2.78:1AA 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":"#AA9792","rgb":[170,151,146],"hsl":[13,12,62],"cmyk":[0,11,14,33],"luminance":0.3275,"contrast":{"black":7.55,"white":2.78}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2C9C6","hex":"#D2C9C6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.91,"contrastWhite":1.63,"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":"#AAA392","hex":"#AAA392","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.36,"contrastWhite":2.51,"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/aa9792.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":"#92A5AA","analogous":["#AA9299","#AAA392"],"triadic":["#92AA98","#9892AA"],"tetradic":["#99AA92","#92A5AA","#A392AA"],"splitComplementary":["#92AAA3","#9299AA"],"monochromatic":["#D2C9C6","#AA9792","#7E6963"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2C9C6","dark":"#7E6963","saturated":"#BF8B7D","desaturated":"#9E9E9E","pastel":"#DEDEDE","neon":"#FF8766"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":7.0710678118654755},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":19.924858845171276},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":23.600847442411894}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AA9792

#AA9792 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #AA9792 is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 170, 151, and 146, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg 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 0.3275, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.55:1AA Pass

White text2.78:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AA9792 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.55:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2C9C6#000000 text · best 12.91:1#D2C9C6

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999

#AAA392#000000 text · best 8.36:1#AAA392

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Generated Palette

#AA9792#AA9792

#92A5AA#92A5AA

#AA9299#AA9299

#AAA392#AAA392

#D2C9C6#D2C9C6

#7E6963#7E6963

Color Harmonies

#92A5AA#92A5AA

#AA9299#AA9299

#AAA392#AAA392

#92AA98#92AA98

#9892AA#9892AA

Variants

#D2C9C6#D2C9C6

#7E6963#7E6963

#BF8B7D#BF8B7D

#9E9E9E#9E9E9E

#DEDEDE#DEDEDE

#FF8766#FF8766

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D

Cement#A5A391

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Greige#B0A999

Mushroom#B7A99A

#AA9792

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AA9792

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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