HEX atlas value

#C16867

#C16867 is a warm red HEX color close to Indian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 193, 104, 103, HSL 1, 42%, 58%, has luminance 0.2222, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C16867 Sample readable text

HEX #C16867

RGB rgb(193, 104, 103)

HSL hsl(1 42% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 46, 47, 24)

Luminance 0.2222

Contrast Black 5.44:1White 3.86:1

CSS

--color-c16867: #C16867;
.background-c16867 { background-color: #C16867; }
.text-c16867 { color: #C16867; }

Luminance0.2222

Black text5.44:1AA Pass

White text3.86:1AA 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":"#C16867","rgb":[193,104,103],"hsl":[1,42,58],"cmyk":[0,46,47,24],"luminance":0.2222,"contrast":{"black":5.44,"white":3.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCA9A8","hex":"#DCA9A8","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.28,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#67BFC1","hex":"#67BFC1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.8,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C19567","hex":"#C19567","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.76,"contrastWhite":2.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#913D3B","hex":"#913D3B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.93,"contrastWhite":7.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#A97F7E","hex":"#A97F7E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.02,"contrastWhite":3.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Indian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c16867.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/indian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/roman-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#67BFC1","analogous":["#C16792","#C19567"],"triadic":["#67C168","#6867C1"],"tetradic":["#92C167","#67BFC1","#9567C1"],"splitComplementary":["#67C195","#6792C1"],"monochromatic":["#DCA9A8","#C16867","#913D3B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCA9A8","dark":"#913D3B","saturated":"#D8524F","desaturated":"#A97F7E","pastel":"#DFC8C8","neon":"#FF5452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":21.447610589527216},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":29.832867780352597}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C16867

#C16867 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C16867 is visually closest to Indian Red, a named red color with HEX #CD5C5C.

The RGB channels are 193, 104, and 103, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 42% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.2222, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.44:1AA Pass

White text3.86:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C16867 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.44:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCA9A8#000000 text · best 10.28:1#DCA9A8

#67BFC1#000000 text · best 9.8:1#67BFC1

#C19567#000000 text · best 7.76:1#C19567

#913D3B#FFFFFF text · best 7.16:1#913D3B

#A97F7E#000000 text · best 6.02:1#A97F7E

Generated Palette

#C16867#C16867

#67BFC1#67BFC1

#C16792#C16792

#C19567#C19567

#DCA9A8#DCA9A8

#913D3B#913D3B

Color Harmonies

#67BFC1#67BFC1

#C16792#C16792

#C19567#C19567

#67C168#67C168

#6867C1#6867C1

Variants

#DCA9A8#DCA9A8

#913D3B#913D3B

#D8524F#D8524F

#A97F7E#A97F7E

#DFC8C8#DFC8C8

#FF5452#FF5452

Nearest Named Colors

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Rose Gold#B76E79

Clay#B66A50

Desert Clay#B86D4B

#C16867

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C16867

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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