HEX atlas value

#C9574A

#C9574A is a warm red HEX color close to Indian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 87, 74, HSL 6, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.1973, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C9574A Sample readable text

HEX #C9574A

RGB rgb(201, 87, 74)

HSL hsl(6 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 57, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.1973

Contrast Black 4.95:1White 4.25:1

CSS

--color-c9574a: #C9574A;
.background-c9574a { background-color: #C9574A; }
.text-c9574a { color: #C9574A; }

Luminance0.1973

Black text4.95:1AA Pass

White text4.25:1AA 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":"#C9574A","rgb":[201,87,74],"hsl":[6,54,54],"cmyk":[0,57,63,21],"luminance":0.1973,"contrast":{"black":4.95,"white":4.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4ABCC9","hex":"#4ABCC9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.33,"contrastWhite":2.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DE9991","hex":"#DE9991","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.07,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9964A","hex":"#C9964A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.94,"contrastWhite":2.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#8D342A","hex":"#8D342A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.66,"contrastWhite":7.9,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.4,"contrastWhite":3.89,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c9574a.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/adobe.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4ABCC9","analogous":["#C94A7D","#C9964A"],"triadic":["#4AC957","#574AC9"],"tetradic":["#7DC94A","#4ABCC9","#964AC9"],"splitComplementary":["#4AC996","#4A7DC9"],"monochromatic":["#DE9991","#C9574A","#8D342A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DE9991","dark":"#8D342A","saturated":"#E34231","desaturated":"#AF6C64","pastel":"#DEB9B5","neon":"#FF513D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":24.269322199023193},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":25.41653005427767},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":27.53179979587241}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9574A

#C9574A is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C9574A is visually closest to Indian Red, a named red color with HEX #CD5C5C.

The RGB channels are 201, 87, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 6deg with 54% saturation and 54% 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 0.1973, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.95:1AA Pass

White text4.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9574A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.95:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#4ABCC9#000000 text · best 9.33:1#4ABCC9

#DE9991#000000 text · best 9.07:1#DE9991

#C9964A#000000 text · best 7.94:1#C9964A

#8D342A#FFFFFF text · best 7.9:1#8D342A

Adobe#000000 text · best 5.4:1#BD6C48

Generated Palette

#C9574A#C9574A

#4ABCC9#4ABCC9

#C94A7D#C94A7D

#C9964A#C9964A

#DE9991#DE9991

#8D342A#8D342A

Color Harmonies

#4ABCC9#4ABCC9

#C94A7D#C94A7D

#C9964A#C9964A

#4AC957#4AC957

#574AC9#574AC9

Variants

#DE9991#DE9991

#8D342A#8D342A

#E34231#E34231

#AF6C64#AF6C64

#DEB9B5#DEB9B5

#FF513D#FF513D

Nearest Named Colors

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Adobe#BD6C48

Red Clay#B45A3C

Clay#B66A50

#C9574A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9574A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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