HEX atlas value

#C2918E

#C2918E is a warm red HEX color close to Rosy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 194, 145, 142, HSL 3, 30%, 66%, has luminance 0.3367, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C2918E Sample readable text

HEX #C2918E

RGB rgb(194, 145, 142)

HSL hsl(3 30% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 27, 24)

Luminance 0.3367

Contrast Black 7.73:1White 2.72:1

CSS

--color-c2918e: #C2918E;
.background-c2918e { background-color: #C2918E; }
.text-c2918e { color: #C2918E; }

Luminance0.3367

Black text7.73:1AA Pass

White text2.72:1AA 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":"#C2918E","rgb":[194,145,142],"hsl":[3,30,66],"cmyk":[0,25,27,24],"luminance":0.3367,"contrast":{"black":7.73,"white":2.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E2CBCA","hex":"#E2CBCA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.63,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8EC0C2","hex":"#8EC0C2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C2AB8E","hex":"#C2AB8E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.51,"contrastWhite":2.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Rosy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c2918e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8EC0C2","analogous":["#C28EA6","#C2AB8E"],"triadic":["#8EC291","#918EC2"],"tetradic":["#A6C28E","#8EC0C2","#AB8EC2"],"splitComplementary":["#8EC2AB","#8EA6C2"],"monochromatic":["#E2CBCA","#C2918E","#9F5956"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E2CBCA","dark":"#9F5956","saturated":"#D5807B","desaturated":"#AFA2A1","pastel":"#EBE5E5","neon":"#FF817A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":6.4031242374328485},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":21.494185260204677},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":29},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":31.953090617340916}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C2918E

#C2918E is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C2918E is visually closest to Rosy Brown, a named red color with HEX #BC8F8F.

The RGB channels are 194, 145, and 142, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 30% saturation and 66% 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 0.3367, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.73:1AA Pass

White text2.72:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C2918E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E2CBCA#000000 text · best 13.63:1#E2CBCA

#8EC0C2#000000 text · best 10.47:1#8EC0C2

#C2AB8E#000000 text · best 9.51:1#C2AB8E

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999

Generated Palette

#C2918E#C2918E

#8EC0C2#8EC0C2

#C28EA6#C28EA6

#C2AB8E#C2AB8E

#E2CBCA#E2CBCA

#9F5956#9F5956

Color Harmonies

#8EC0C2#8EC0C2

#C28EA6#C28EA6

#C2AB8E#C2AB8E

#8EC291#8EC291

#918EC2#918EC2

Variants

#E2CBCA#E2CBCA

#9F5956#9F5956

#D5807B#D5807B

#AFA2A1#AFA2A1

#EBE5E5#EBE5E5

#FF817A#FF817A

Nearest Named Colors

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Dusty Rose#C08081

Mushroom#B7A99A

Driftwood#A69A8D

Greige#B0A999

#C2918E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C2918E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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