HEX atlas value

#AE857A

#AE857A is a warm red HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 133, 122, HSL 13, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.2718, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#AE857A Sample readable text

HEX #AE857A

RGB rgb(174, 133, 122)

HSL hsl(13 24% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 30, 32)

Luminance 0.2718

Contrast Black 6.44:1White 3.26:1

CSS

--color-ae857a: #AE857A;
.background-ae857a { background-color: #AE857A; }
.text-ae857a { color: #AE857A; }

Luminance0.2718

Black text6.44:1AA Pass

White text3.26:1AA 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":"#AE857A","rgb":[174,133,122],"hsl":[13,24,58],"cmyk":[0,24,30,32],"luminance":0.2718,"contrast":{"black":6.44,"white":3.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D0B9B3","hex":"#D0B9B3","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.27,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AE9F7A","hex":"#AE9F7A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.04,"contrastWhite":2.61,"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":"#7AA2AE","hex":"#7AA2AE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.61,"contrastWhite":2.76,"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"]}]

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/ae857a.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/rosy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7AA2AE","analogous":["#AE7A89","#AE9F7A"],"triadic":["#7AAE85","#857AAE"],"tetradic":["#89AE7A","#7AA2AE","#9F7AAE"],"splitComplementary":["#7AAE9F","#7A89AE"],"monochromatic":["#D0B9B3","#AE857A","#7E584E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D0B9B3","dark":"#7E584E","saturated":"#C57863","desaturated":"#969392","pastel":"#D8D1D0","neon":"#FF7752"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":24.71841418861655},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":27.147743920996454},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":31.76476034853718}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE857A

#AE857A is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #AE857A is visually closest to Dusty Rose, a named red color with HEX #C08081.

The RGB channels are 174, 133, and 122, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg 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 0.2718, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.44:1AA Pass

White text3.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE857A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.44:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0B9B3#000000 text · best 11.27:1#D0B9B3

#AE9F7A#000000 text · best 8.04:1#AE9F7A

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

#7AA2AE#000000 text · best 7.61:1#7AA2AE

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

Generated Palette

#AE857A#AE857A

#7AA2AE#7AA2AE

#AE7A89#AE7A89

#AE9F7A#AE9F7A

#D0B9B3#D0B9B3

#7E584E#7E584E

Color Harmonies

#7AA2AE#7AA2AE

#AE7A89#AE7A89

#AE9F7A#AE9F7A

#7AAE85#7AAE85

#857AAE#857AAE

Variants

#D0B9B3#D0B9B3

#7E584E#7E584E

#C57863#C57863

#969392#969392

#D8D1D0#D8D1D0

#FF7752#FF7752

Nearest Named Colors

Dusty Rose#C08081

Rose Gold#B76E79

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Driftwood#A69A8D

Mocha#967969

#AE857A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AE857A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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