HEX atlas value

#C5A7A0

#C5A7A0 is a warm red HEX color close to Mushroom. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 167, 160, HSL 11, 24%, 70%, has luminance 0.4205, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#C5A7A0 Sample readable text

HEX #C5A7A0

RGB rgb(197, 167, 160)

HSL hsl(11 24% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 19, 23)

Luminance 0.4205

Contrast Black 9.41:1White 2.23:1

CSS

--color-c5a7a0: #C5A7A0;
.background-c5a7a0 { background-color: #C5A7A0; }
.text-c5a7a0 { color: #C5A7A0; }

Luminance0.4205

Black text9.41:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA 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":"#C5A7A0","rgb":[197,167,160],"hsl":[11,24,70],"cmyk":[0,15,19,23],"luminance":0.4205,"contrast":{"black":9.41,"white":2.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8DCD9","hex":"#E8DCD9","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.67,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C5B9A0","hex":"#C5B9A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.82,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0BEC5","hex":"#A0BEC5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.67,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B4B2B1","hex":"#B4B2B1","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.94,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"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/c5a7a0.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/tan.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A0BEC5","analogous":["#C5A0AC","#C5B9A0"],"triadic":["#A0C5A7","#A7A0C5"],"tetradic":["#ACC5A0","#A0BEC5","#B9A0C5"],"splitComplementary":["#A0C5B9","#A0ACC5"],"monochromatic":["#E8DCD9","#C5A7A0","#A27267"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8DCD9","dark":"#A27267","saturated":"#D69C8F","desaturated":"#B4B2B1","pastel":"#F3F2F1","neon":"#FFA38F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":15.362291495737216},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":27.16615541441225},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":29.478805945967352}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5A7A0

#C5A7A0 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #C5A7A0 is visually closest to Mushroom, a named orange color with HEX #B7A99A.

The RGB channels are 197, 167, and 160, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg 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 0.4205, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.41:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5A7A0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.41:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8DCD9#000000 text · best 15.67:1#E8DCD9

#C5B9A0#000000 text · best 10.82:1#C5B9A0

#A0BEC5#000000 text · best 10.67:1#A0BEC5

Tan#000000 text · best 10.65:1#D2B48C

#B4B2B1#000000 text · best 9.94:1#B4B2B1

Generated Palette

#C5A7A0#C5A7A0

#A0BEC5#A0BEC5

#C5A0AC#C5A0AC

#C5B9A0#C5B9A0

#E8DCD9#E8DCD9

#A27267#A27267

Color Harmonies

#A0BEC5#A0BEC5

#C5A0AC#C5A0AC

#C5B9A0#C5B9A0

#A0C5A7#A0C5A7

#A7A0C5#A7A0C5

Variants

#E8DCD9#E8DCD9

#A27267#A27267

#D69C8F#D69C8F

#B4B2B1#B4B2B1

#F3F2F1#F3F2F1

#FFA38F#FFA38F

Nearest Named Colors

Mushroom#B7A99A

Greige#B0A999

Tan#D2B48C

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

#C5A7A0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5A7A0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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