HEX atlas value

#C76E60

#C76E60 is a warm red HEX color close to Indian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 110, 96, HSL 8, 48%, 58%, has luminance 0.2414, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C76E60 Sample readable text

HEX #C76E60

RGB rgb(199, 110, 96)

HSL hsl(8 48% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 45, 52, 22)

Luminance 0.2414

Contrast Black 5.83:1White 3.6:1

CSS

--color-c76e60: #C76E60;
.background-c76e60 { background-color: #C76E60; }
.text-c76e60 { color: #C76E60; }

Luminance0.2414

Black text5.83:1AA Pass

White text3.6:1AA 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":"#C76E60","rgb":[199,110,96],"hsl":[8,48,58],"cmyk":[0,45,52,22],"luminance":0.2414,"contrast":{"black":5.83,"white":3.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFACA4","hex":"#DFACA4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.57,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#60BAC7","hex":"#60BAC7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.35,"contrastWhite":2.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7A260","hex":"#C7A260","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.77,"contrastWhite":2.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#974235","hex":"#974235","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.15,"contrastWhite":6.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#B07F78","hex":"#B07F78","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.15,"contrastWhite":3.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Indian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c76e60.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/indian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/roman-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#60BAC7","analogous":["#C76086","#C7A260"],"triadic":["#60C76E","#6E60C7"],"tetradic":["#86C760","#60BAC7","#A260C7"],"splitComplementary":["#60C7A2","#6086C7"],"monochromatic":["#DFACA4","#C76E60","#974235"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFACA4","dark":"#974235","saturated":"#DF5D49","desaturated":"#B07F78","pastel":"#E2C9C5","neon":"#FF6952"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":19.390719429665317},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":19.390719429665317},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":25.826343140289914},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":26.076809620810597}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C76E60

#C76E60 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C76E60 is visually closest to Indian Red, a named red color with HEX #CD5C5C.

The RGB channels are 199, 110, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg with 48% saturation and 58% 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 0.2414, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.83:1AA Pass

White text3.6:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C76E60 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.83:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFACA4#000000 text · best 10.57:1#DFACA4

#60BAC7#000000 text · best 9.35:1#60BAC7

#C7A260#000000 text · best 8.77:1#C7A260

#974235#FFFFFF text · best 6.68:1#974235

#B07F78#000000 text · best 6.15:1#B07F78

Generated Palette

#C76E60#C76E60

#60BAC7#60BAC7

#C76086#C76086

#C7A260#C7A260

#DFACA4#DFACA4

#974235#974235

Color Harmonies

#60BAC7#60BAC7

#C76086#C76086

#C7A260#C7A260

#60C76E#60C76E

#6E60C7#6E60C7

Variants

#DFACA4#DFACA4

#974235#974235

#DF5D49#DF5D49

#B07F78#B07F78

#E2C9C5#E2C9C5

#FF6952#FF6952

Nearest Named Colors

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Clay#B66A50

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Adobe#BD6C48

#C76E60

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C76E60

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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