HEX atlas value

#C88E89

#C88E89 is a warm red HEX color close to Rosy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 142, 137, HSL 5, 36%, 66%, has luminance 0.3343, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C88E89 Sample readable text

HEX #C88E89

RGB rgb(200, 142, 137)

HSL hsl(5 36% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 32, 22)

Luminance 0.3343

Contrast Black 7.69:1White 2.73:1

CSS

--color-c88e89: #C88E89;
.background-c88e89 { background-color: #C88E89; }
.text-c88e89 { color: #C88E89; }

Luminance0.3343

Black text7.69:1AA Pass

White text2.73:1AA 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":"#C88E89","rgb":[200,142,137],"hsl":[5,36,66],"cmyk":[0,29,32,22],"luminance":0.3343,"contrast":{"black":7.69,"white":2.73}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5CAC8","hex":"#E5CAC8","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.61,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#89C2C8","hex":"#89C2C8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.61,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C8AE89","hex":"#C8AE89","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"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"]},{"name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.13,"contrastWhite":2.3,"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/c88e89.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/salmon-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#89C2C8","analogous":["#C889A3","#C8AE89"],"triadic":["#89C88E","#8E89C8"],"tetradic":["#A3C889","#89C2C8","#AE89C8"],"splitComplementary":["#89C8AE","#89A3C8"],"monochromatic":["#E5CAC8","#C88E89","#A6564E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5CAC8","dark":"#A6564E","saturated":"#DB7E76","desaturated":"#B49E9C","pastel":"#EDE4E3","neon":"#FF857A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":18},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":32.07802986469088},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":33.06055050963308},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":36.15245496505044}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C88E89

#C88E89 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C88E89 is visually closest to Rosy Brown, a named red color with HEX #BC8F8F.

The RGB channels are 200, 142, and 137, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg with 36% saturation and 66% 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 0.3343, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.69:1AA Pass

White text2.73:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C88E89 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5CAC8#000000 text · best 13.61:1#E5CAC8

#89C2C8#000000 text · best 10.61:1#89C2C8

#C8AE89#000000 text · best 9.87:1#C8AE89

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Salmon Rose#000000 text · best 9.13:1#E7968B

Generated Palette

#C88E89#C88E89

#89C2C8#89C2C8

#C889A3#C889A3

#C8AE89#C8AE89

#E5CAC8#E5CAC8

#A6564E#A6564E

Color Harmonies

#89C2C8#89C2C8

#C889A3#C889A3

#C8AE89#C8AE89

#89C88E#89C88E

#8E89C8#8E89C8

Variants

#E5CAC8#E5CAC8

#A6564E#A6564E

#DB7E76#DB7E76

#B49E9C#B49E9C

#EDE4E3#EDE4E3

#FF857A#FF857A

Nearest Named Colors

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Dusty Rose#C08081

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Camel#C19A6B

Mushroom#B7A99A

#C88E89

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C88E89

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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