HEX atlas value

#C08081

#C08081 is a warm red HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 192, 128, 129, HSL 359, 34%, 63%, has luminance 0.2823, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C08081 Sample readable text

HEX #C08081

RGB rgb(192, 128, 129)

HSL hsl(359 34% 63%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 33, 25)

Luminance 0.2823

Contrast Black 6.65:1White 3.16:1

CSS

--color-c08081: #C08081;
.background-c08081 { background-color: #C08081; }
.text-c08081 { color: #C08081; }

Luminance0.2823

Black text6.65:1AA Pass

White text3.16:1AA 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":"#C08081","rgb":[192,128,129],"hsl":[359,34,63],"cmyk":[0,33,33,25],"luminance":0.2823,"contrast":{"black":6.65,"white":3.16}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.16,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFBEBF","hex":"#DFBEBF","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#81C1C0","hex":"#81C1C0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.32,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C1A081","hex":"#C1A081","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.61,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#AC9596","hex":"#AC9596","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.49,"contrastWhite":2.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Dusty Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c08081.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#81C1C0","analogous":["#C181A2","#C1A081"],"triadic":["#82C181","#8182C1"],"tetradic":["#A2C181","#81C1C0","#A081C1"],"splitComplementary":["#81C1A0","#81A2C1"],"monochromatic":["#DFBEBF","#C08081","#9A4C4D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFBEBF","dark":"#9A4C4D","saturated":"#D56C6E","desaturated":"#AC9596","pastel":"#E6DBDB","neon":"#FF6B6E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":0},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":21.656407827707714},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":34.07345007480164},{"slug":"pale-violet-red","name":"Pale Violet Red","hex":"#DB7093","distance":36.180105030251084}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C08081

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

The RGB channels are 192, 128, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 359deg with 34% saturation and 63% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.2823, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.65:1AA Pass

White text3.16:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C08081 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.65:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.16:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFBEBF#000000 text · best 12.26:1#DFBEBF

#81C1C0#000000 text · best 10.32:1#81C1C0

#C1A081#000000 text · best 8.61:1#C1A081

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

#AC9596#000000 text · best 7.49:1#AC9596

Generated Palette

Dusty Rose#C08081

#81C1C0#81C1C0

#C181A2#C181A2

#C1A081#C1A081

#DFBEBF#DFBEBF

#9A4C4D#9A4C4D

Color Harmonies

#81C1C0#81C1C0

#C181A2#C181A2

#C1A081#C1A081

#82C181#82C181

#8182C1#8182C1

Variants

#DFBEBF#DFBEBF

#9A4C4D#9A4C4D

#D56C6E#D56C6E

#AC9596#AC9596

#E6DBDB#E6DBDB

#FF6B6E#FF6B6E

Nearest Named Colors

Dusty Rose#C08081

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Rose Gold#B76E79

Camel#C19A6B

Pale Violet Red#DB7093

#C08081

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C08081

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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