HEX atlas value

#CD8584

#CD8584 is a warm red HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 133, 132, HSL 1, 42%, 66%, has luminance 0.3142, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#CD8584 Sample readable text

HEX #CD8584

RGB rgb(205, 133, 132)

HSL hsl(1 42% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 36, 20)

Luminance 0.3142

Contrast Black 7.28:1White 2.88:1

CSS

--color-cd8584: #CD8584;
.background-cd8584 { background-color: #CD8584; }
.text-cd8584 { color: #CD8584; }

Luminance0.3142

Black text7.28:1AA Pass

White text2.88:1AA 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":"#CD8584","rgb":[205,133,132],"hsl":[1,42,66],"cmyk":[0,35,36,20],"luminance":0.3142,"contrast":{"black":7.28,"white":2.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E7C6C5","hex":"#E7C6C5","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.28,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#84CCCD","hex":"#84CCCD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.5,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CDAA84","hex":"#CDAA84","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.68,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.13,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BA9897","hex":"#BA9897","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.03,"contrastWhite":2.62,"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/cd8584.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-violet-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#84CCCD","analogous":["#CD84A7","#CDAA84"],"triadic":["#84CD85","#8584CD"],"tetradic":["#A7CD84","#84CCCD","#AA84CD"],"splitComplementary":["#84CDAA","#84A7CD"],"monochromatic":["#E7C6C5","#CD8584","#AE4947"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7C6C5","dark":"#AE4947","saturated":"#E07371","desaturated":"#BA9897","pastel":"#EEE2E2","neon":"#FF7D7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":22.58317958127243},{"slug":"pale-violet-red","name":"Pale Violet Red","hex":"#DB7093","distance":29.359836511806396},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":31.843366656181317},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":33.67491648096547}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CD8584

#CD8584 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #CD8584 is visually closest to Dusty Rose, a named red color with HEX #C08081.

The RGB channels are 205, 133, and 132, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 42% 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 0.3142, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.28:1AA Pass

White text2.88:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CD8584 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E7C6C5#000000 text · best 13.28:1#E7C6C5

#84CCCD#000000 text · best 11.5:1#84CCCD

#CDAA84#000000 text · best 9.68:1#CDAA84

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

#BA9897#000000 text · best 8.03:1#BA9897

Generated Palette

#CD8584#CD8584

#84CCCD#84CCCD

#CD84A7#CD84A7

#CDAA84#CDAA84

#E7C6C5#E7C6C5

#AE4947#AE4947

Color Harmonies

#84CCCD#84CCCD

#CD84A7#CD84A7

#CDAA84#CDAA84

#84CD85#84CD85

#8584CD#8584CD

Variants

#E7C6C5#E7C6C5

#AE4947#AE4947

#E07371#E07371

#BA9897#BA9897

#EEE2E2#EEE2E2

#FF7D7A#FF7D7A

Nearest Named Colors

Dusty Rose#C08081

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Pale Violet Red#DB7093

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Rose Gold#B76E79

#CD8584

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CD8584

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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