HEX atlas value

#C1837B

#C1837B is a warm red HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 193, 131, 123, HSL 7, 36%, 62%, has luminance 0.29, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C1837B Sample readable text

HEX #C1837B

RGB rgb(193, 131, 123)

HSL hsl(7 36% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 36, 24)

Luminance 0.29

Contrast Black 6.8:1White 3.09:1

CSS

--color-c1837b: #C1837B;
.background-c1837b { background-color: #C1837B; }
.text-c1837b { color: #C1837B; }

Luminance0.29

Black text6.8:1AA Pass

White text3.09:1AA 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":"#C1837B","rgb":[193,131,123],"hsl":[7,36,62],"cmyk":[0,32,36,24],"luminance":0.29,"contrast":{"black":6.8,"white":3.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.8,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEBEBA","hex":"#DEBEBA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.18,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7BB9C1","hex":"#7BB9C1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.55,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C1A67B","hex":"#C1A67B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.01,"contrastWhite":2.33,"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":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"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/c1837b.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":"#7BB9C1","analogous":["#C17B96","#C1A67B"],"triadic":["#7BC183","#837BC1"],"tetradic":["#96C17B","#7BB9C1","#A67BC1"],"splitComplementary":["#7BC1A6","#7B96C1"],"monochromatic":["#DEBEBA","#C1837B","#995148"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEBEBA","dark":"#995148","saturated":"#D67366","desaturated":"#AC9491","pastel":"#E5D9D7","neon":"#FF7866"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":6.782329983125268},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":28.0178514522438},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":39.774363602702685}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C1837B

#C1837B is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C1837B is visually closest to Dusty Rose, a named red color with HEX #C08081.

The RGB channels are 193, 131, and 123, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 36% saturation and 62% 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 0.29, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.78, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.8:1AA Pass

White text3.09:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C1837B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.8:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEBEBA#000000 text · best 12.18:1#DEBEBA

#7BB9C1#000000 text · best 9.55:1#7BB9C1

#C1A67B#000000 text · best 9.01:1#C1A67B

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

Generated Palette

#C1837B#C1837B

#7BB9C1#7BB9C1

#C17B96#C17B96

#C1A67B#C1A67B

#DEBEBA#DEBEBA

#995148#995148

Color Harmonies

#7BB9C1#7BB9C1

#C17B96#C17B96

#C1A67B#C1A67B

#7BC183#7BC183

#837BC1#837BC1

Variants

#DEBEBA#DEBEBA

#995148#995148

#D67366#D67366

#AC9491#AC9491

#E5D9D7#E5D9D7

#FF7866#FF7866

Nearest Named Colors

Dusty Rose#C08081

Rose Gold#B76E79

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Camel#C19A6B

Driftwood#A69A8D

#C1837B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C1837B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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