HEX atlas value

#AE7A7A

#AE7A7A is a warm red HEX color close to Rose Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 122, 122, HSL 0, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.2432, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#AE7A7A Sample readable text

HEX #AE7A7A

RGB rgb(174, 122, 122)

HSL hsl(0 24% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 30, 32)

Luminance 0.2432

Contrast Black 5.86:1White 3.58:1

CSS

--color-ae7a7a: #AE7A7A;
.background-ae7a7a { background-color: #AE7A7A; }
.text-ae7a7a { color: #AE7A7A; }

Luminance0.2432

Black text5.86:1AA Pass

White text3.58:1AA 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":"#AE7A7A","rgb":[174,122,122],"hsl":[0,24,58],"cmyk":[0,30,30,32],"luminance":0.2432,"contrast":{"black":5.86,"white":3.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D0B3B3","hex":"#D0B3B3","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7AAEAE","hex":"#7AAEAE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.49,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.46,"contrastWhite":2.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#AE947A","hex":"#AE947A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.32,"contrastWhite":2.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#969292","hex":"#969292","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.82,"contrastWhite":3.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Rose Gold 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/ae7a7a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7AAEAE","analogous":["#AE7A94","#AE947A"],"triadic":["#7AAE7A","#7A7AAE"],"tetradic":["#94AE7A","#7AAEAE","#947AAE"],"splitComplementary":["#7AAE94","#7A94AE"],"monochromatic":["#D0B3B3","#AE7A7A","#7E4E4E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D0B3B3","dark":"#7E4E4E","saturated":"#C56363","desaturated":"#969292","pastel":"#D8D0D0","neon":"#FF5252"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":15.033296378372908},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":32.83291031876401},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":36.72873534441391}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE7A7A

#AE7A7A is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #AE7A7A is visually closest to Rose Gold, a named red color with HEX #B76E79.

The RGB channels are 174, 122, and 122, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 24% 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 0.2432, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.86:1AA Pass

White text3.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE7A7A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.86:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0B3B3#000000 text · best 10.78:1#D0B3B3

#7AAEAE#000000 text · best 8.49:1#7AAEAE

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

#AE947A#000000 text · best 7.32:1#AE947A

#969292#000000 text · best 6.82:1#969292

Generated Palette

#AE7A7A#AE7A7A

#7AAEAE#7AAEAE

#AE7A94#AE7A94

#AE947A#AE947A

#D0B3B3#D0B3B3

#7E4E4E#7E4E4E

Color Harmonies

#7AAEAE#7AAEAE

#AE7A94#AE7A94

#AE947A#AE947A

#7AAE7A#7AAE7A

#7A7AAE#7A7AAE

Variants

#D0B3B3#D0B3B3

#7E4E4E#7E4E4E

#C56363#C56363

#969292#969292

#D8D0D0#D8D0D0

#FF5252#FF5252

Nearest Named Colors

Rose Gold#B76E79

Dusty Rose#C08081

Mocha#967969

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Stone#8A817C

#AE7A7A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AE7A7A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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