HEX atlas value

#C5A1A0

#C5A1A0 is a warm red HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 161, 160, HSL 2, 24%, 70%, has luminance 0.399, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#C5A1A0 Sample readable text

HEX #C5A1A0

RGB rgb(197, 161, 160)

HSL hsl(2 24% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 19, 23)

Luminance 0.399

Contrast Black 8.98:1White 2.34:1

CSS

--color-c5a1a0: #C5A1A0;
.background-c5a1a0 { background-color: #C5A1A0; }
.text-c5a1a0 { color: #C5A1A0; }

Luminance0.399

Black text8.98:1AA Pass

White text2.34:1AA 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":"#C5A1A0","rgb":[197,161,160],"hsl":[2,24,70],"cmyk":[0,18,19,23],"luminance":0.399,"contrast":{"black":8.98,"white":2.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8DAD9","hex":"#E8DAD9","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.46,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A0C4C5","hex":"#A0C4C5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.2,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C5B4A0","hex":"#C5B4A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.41,"contrastWhite":2.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B4B1B1","hex":"#B4B1B1","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.86,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Mushroom adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c5a1a0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A0C4C5","analogous":["#C5A0B1","#C5B4A0"],"triadic":["#A0C5A1","#A1A0C5"],"tetradic":["#B1C5A0","#A0C4C5","#B4A0C5"],"splitComplementary":["#A0C5B4","#A0B1C5"],"monochromatic":["#E8DAD9","#C5A1A0","#A26967"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8DAD9","dark":"#A26967","saturated":"#D6928F","desaturated":"#B4B1B1","pastel":"#F3F1F1","neon":"#FF938F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":17.204650534085253},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":26.343879744638983},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":30.479501308256342},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":30.479501308256342}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5A1A0

#C5A1A0 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #C5A1A0 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 197, 161, and 160, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 24% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.399, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.98:1AA Pass

White text2.34:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5A1A0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8DAD9#000000 text · best 15.46:1#E8DAD9

#A0C4C5#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A0C4C5

#C5B4A0#000000 text · best 10.41:1#C5B4A0

#B4B1B1#000000 text · best 9.86:1#B4B1B1

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Generated Palette

#C5A1A0#C5A1A0

#A0C4C5#A0C4C5

#C5A0B1#C5A0B1

#C5B4A0#C5B4A0

#E8DAD9#E8DAD9

#A26967#A26967

Color Harmonies

#A0C4C5#A0C4C5

#C5A0B1#C5A0B1

#C5B4A0#C5B4A0

#A0C5A1#A0C5A1

#A1A0C5#A1A0C5

Variants

#E8DAD9#E8DAD9

#A26967#A26967

#D6928F#D6928F

#B4B1B1#B4B1B1

#F3F1F1#F3F1F1

#FF938F#FF938F

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Greige#B0A999

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

#C5A1A0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5A1A0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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