HEX atlas value

#C17967

#C17967 is a warm red HEX color close to Rose Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 193, 121, 103, HSL 12, 42%, 58%, has luminance 0.2599, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C17967 Sample readable text

HEX #C17967

RGB rgb(193, 121, 103)

HSL hsl(12 42% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 47, 24)

Luminance 0.2599

Contrast Black 6.2:1White 3.39:1

CSS

--color-c17967: #C17967;
.background-c17967 { background-color: #C17967; }
.text-c17967 { color: #C17967; }

Luminance0.2599

Black text6.2:1AA Pass

White text3.39:1AA 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":"#C17967","rgb":[193,121,103],"hsl":[12,42,58],"cmyk":[0,37,47,24],"luminance":0.2599,"contrast":{"black":6.2,"white":3.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCB2A8","hex":"#DCB2A8","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.98,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C1A667","hex":"#C1A667","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.92,"contrastWhite":2.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#67AFC1","hex":"#67AFC1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.48,"contrastWhite":2.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Rose Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c17967.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/clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#67AFC1","analogous":["#C16782","#C1A667"],"triadic":["#67C179","#7967C1"],"tetradic":["#82C167","#67AFC1","#A667C1"],"splitComplementary":["#67C1A6","#6782C1"],"monochromatic":["#DCB2A8","#C17967","#914C3B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCB2A8","dark":"#914C3B","saturated":"#D86B4F","desaturated":"#A9877E","pastel":"#DFCDC8","neon":"#FF7452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":29.58039891549808},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":30.430248109405877},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":30.740852297878796}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C17967

#C17967 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C17967 is visually closest to Rose Gold, a named red color with HEX #B76E79.

The RGB channels are 193, 121, and 103, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.2599, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.2:1AA Pass

White text3.39:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C17967 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.2:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCB2A8#000000 text · best 10.98:1#DCB2A8

#C1A667#000000 text · best 8.92:1#C1A667

#67AFC1#000000 text · best 8.48:1#67AFC1

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

Antique Gold#000000 text · best 6.79:1#B08D57

Generated Palette

#C17967#C17967

#67AFC1#67AFC1

#C16782#C16782

#C1A667#C1A667

#DCB2A8#DCB2A8

#914C3B#914C3B

Color Harmonies

#67AFC1#67AFC1

#C16782#C16782

#C1A667#C1A667

#67C179#67C179

#7967C1#7967C1

Variants

#DCB2A8#DCB2A8

#914C3B#914C3B

#D86B4F#D86B4F

#A9877E#A9877E

#DFCDC8#DFCDC8

#FF7452#FF7452

Nearest Named Colors

Rose Gold#B76E79

Dusty Rose#C08081

Clay#B66A50

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Antique Gold#B08D57

#C17967

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C17967

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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