HEX atlas value

#C26051

#C26051 is a warm red HEX color close to Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 194, 96, 81, HSL 8, 48%, 54%, has luminance 0.2043, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C26051 Sample readable text

HEX #C26051

RGB rgb(194, 96, 81)

HSL hsl(8 48% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 51, 58, 24)

Luminance 0.2043

Contrast Black 5.09:1White 4.13:1

CSS

--color-c26051: #C26051;
.background-c26051 { background-color: #C26051; }
.text-c26051 { color: #C26051; }

Luminance0.2043

Black text5.09:1AA Pass

White text4.13:1AA 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":"#C26051","rgb":[194,96,81],"hsl":[8,48,54],"cmyk":[0,51,58,24],"luminance":0.2043,"contrast":{"black":5.09,"white":4.13}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DA9E95","hex":"#DA9E95","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.31,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#51B3C2","hex":"#51B3C2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.58,"contrastWhite":2.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C29951","hex":"#C29951","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.97,"contrastWhite":2.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#883B30","hex":"#883B30","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.72,"contrastWhite":7.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.4,"contrastWhite":3.89,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c26051.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/indian-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#51B3C2","analogous":["#C2517B","#C29951"],"triadic":["#51C260","#6051C2"],"tetradic":["#7BC251","#51B3C2","#9951C2"],"splitComplementary":["#51C299","#517BC2"],"monochromatic":["#DA9E95","#C26051","#883B30"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DA9E95","dark":"#883B30","saturated":"#DC4D38","desaturated":"#A8736B","pastel":"#DBBCB8","neon":"#FF573D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":15.652475842498529},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":15.811388300841896},{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":16.06237840420901},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":16.06237840420901},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":17.46424919657298}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C26051

#C26051 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C26051 is visually closest to Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B66A50.

The RGB channels are 194, 96, and 81, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg with 48% saturation and 54% 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 0.2043, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.09:1AA Pass

White text4.13:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C26051 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.09:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DA9E95#000000 text · best 9.31:1#DA9E95

#51B3C2#000000 text · best 8.58:1#51B3C2

#C29951#000000 text · best 7.97:1#C29951

#883B30#FFFFFF text · best 7.73:1#883B30

Adobe#000000 text · best 5.4:1#BD6C48

Generated Palette

#C26051#C26051

#51B3C2#51B3C2

#C2517B#C2517B

#C29951#C29951

#DA9E95#DA9E95

#883B30#883B30

Color Harmonies

#51B3C2#51B3C2

#C2517B#C2517B

#C29951#C29951

#51C260#51C260

#6051C2#6051C2

Variants

#DA9E95#DA9E95

#883B30#883B30

#DC4D38#DC4D38

#A8736B#A8736B

#DBBCB8#DBBCB8

#FF573D#FF573D

Nearest Named Colors

Clay#B66A50

Adobe#BD6C48

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Desert Clay#B86D4B

#C26051

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C26051

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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