HEX atlas value

#C78875

#C78875 is a warm red HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 136, 117, HSL 14, 42%, 62%, has luminance 0.3103, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C78875 Sample readable text

HEX #C78875

RGB rgb(199, 136, 117)

HSL hsl(14 42% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 41, 22)

Luminance 0.3103

Contrast Black 7.21:1White 2.91:1

CSS

--color-c78875: #C78875;
.background-c78875 { background-color: #C78875; }
.text-c78875 { color: #C78875; }

Luminance0.3103

Black text7.21:1AA Pass

White text2.91:1AA 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":"#C78875","rgb":[199,136,117],"hsl":[14,42,62],"cmyk":[0,32,41,22],"luminance":0.3103,"contrast":{"black":7.21,"white":2.91}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.91,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1C1B7","hex":"#E1C1B7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.51,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7B175","hex":"#C7B175","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#75B4C7","hex":"#75B4C7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Dusty Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c78875.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#75B4C7","analogous":["#C7758B","#C7B175"],"triadic":["#75C788","#8875C7"],"tetradic":["#8BC775","#75B4C7","#B175C7"],"splitComplementary":["#75C7B1","#758BC7"],"monochromatic":["#E1C1B7","#C78875","#9F5741"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1C1B7","dark":"#9F5741","saturated":"#DC7D60","desaturated":"#B1948B","pastel":"#E7D9D5","neon":"#FF8A66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":21.447610589527216},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":30.789608636681304},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":31.827660925679098}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C78875

#C78875 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C78875 is visually closest to Dusty Rose, a named red color with HEX #C08081.

The RGB channels are 199, 136, and 117, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg with 42% saturation and 62% 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 0.3103, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.21:1AA Pass

White text2.91:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C78875 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.91:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1C1B7#000000 text · best 12.51:1#E1C1B7

#C7B175#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C7B175

#75B4C7#000000 text · best 9.11:1#75B4C7

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

Generated Palette

#C78875#C78875

#75B4C7#75B4C7

#C7758B#C7758B

#C7B175#C7B175

#E1C1B7#E1C1B7

#9F5741#9F5741

Color Harmonies

#75B4C7#75B4C7

#C7758B#C7758B

#C7B175#C7B175

#75C788#75C788

#8875C7#8875C7

Variants

#E1C1B7#E1C1B7

#9F5741#9F5741

#DC7D60#DC7D60

#B1948B#B1948B

#E7D9D5#E7D9D5

#FF8A66#FF8A66

Nearest Named Colors

Dusty Rose#C08081

Camel#C19A6B

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Rose Gold#B76E79

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#C78875

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C78875

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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