HEX atlas value

#CD9584

#CD9584 is a warm red HEX color close to Rosy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 149, 132, HSL 14, 42%, 66%, has luminance 0.3614, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#CD9584 Sample readable text

HEX #CD9584

RGB rgb(205, 149, 132)

HSL hsl(14 42% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 36, 20)

Luminance 0.3614

Contrast Black 8.23:1White 2.55:1

CSS

--color-cd9584: #CD9584;
.background-cd9584 { background-color: #CD9584; }
.text-cd9584 { color: #CD9584; }

Luminance0.3614

Black text8.23:1AA Pass

White text2.55:1AA 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":"#CD9584","rgb":[205,149,132],"hsl":[14,42,66],"cmyk":[0,27,36,20],"luminance":0.3614,"contrast":{"black":8.23,"white":2.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E7CDC5","hex":"#E7CDC5","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CDB984","hex":"#CDB984","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.87,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#84BCCD","hex":"#84BCCD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.06,"contrastWhite":2.09,"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":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"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/cd9584.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":"#84BCCD","analogous":["#CD8497","#CDB984"],"triadic":["#84CD95","#9584CD"],"tetradic":["#97CD84","#84BCCD","#B984CD"],"splitComplementary":["#84CDB9","#8497CD"],"monochromatic":["#E7CDC5","#CD9584","#AE5F47"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7CDC5","dark":"#AE5F47","saturated":"#E08B71","desaturated":"#BA9F97","pastel":"#EEE5E2","neon":"#FF997A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":24.879710609249457},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":29.748949561287034}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CD9584

#CD9584 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #CD9584 is visually closest to Rosy Brown, a named red color with HEX #BC8F8F.

The RGB channels are 205, 149, and 132, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg 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 0.3614, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.23:1AA Pass

White text2.55:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CD9584 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E7CDC5#000000 text · best 13.94:1#E7CDC5

#CDB984#000000 text · best 10.87:1#CDB984

#84BCCD#000000 text · best 10.06:1#84BCCD

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

Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

Generated Palette

#CD9584#CD9584

#84BCCD#84BCCD

#CD8497#CD8497

#CDB984#CDB984

#E7CDC5#E7CDC5

#AE5F47#AE5F47

Color Harmonies

#84BCCD#84BCCD

#CD8497#CD8497

#CDB984#CDB984

#84CD95#84CD95

#9584CD#9584CD

Variants

#E7CDC5#E7CDC5

#AE5F47#AE5F47

#E08B71#E08B71

#BA9F97#BA9F97

#EEE5E2#EEE5E2

#FF997A#FF997A

Nearest Named Colors

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Dusty Rose#C08081

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Camel#C19A6B

Dark Salmon#E9967A

#CD9584

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CD9584

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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