HEX atlas value

#CE665A

#CE665A is a warm red HEX color close to Indian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 102, 90, HSL 6, 54%, 58%, has luminance 0.2336, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#CE665A Sample readable text

HEX #CE665A

RGB rgb(206, 102, 90)

HSL hsl(6 54% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 56, 19)

Luminance 0.2336

Contrast Black 5.67:1White 3.7:1

CSS

--color-ce665a: #CE665A;
.background-ce665a { background-color: #CE665A; }
.text-ce665a { color: #CE665A; }

Luminance0.2336

Black text5.67:1AA Pass

White text3.7:1AA 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":"#CE665A","rgb":[206,102,90],"hsl":[6,54,58],"cmyk":[0,50,56,19],"luminance":0.2336,"contrast":{"black":5.67,"white":3.7}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.7,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3A7A1","hex":"#E3A7A1","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5AC2CE","hex":"#5AC2CE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.04,"contrastWhite":2.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CE9F5A","hex":"#CE9F5A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.73,"contrastWhite":2.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9D3A2F","hex":"#9D3A2F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.08,"contrastWhite":6.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ce665a.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/terracotta.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5AC2CE","analogous":["#CE5A88","#CE9F5A"],"triadic":["#5ACE66","#665ACE"],"tetradic":["#88CE5A","#5AC2CE","#9F5ACE"],"splitComplementary":["#5ACE9F","#5A88CE"],"monochromatic":["#E3A7A1","#CE665A","#9D3A2F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3A7A1","dark":"#9D3A2F","saturated":"#E55343","desaturated":"#B67872","pastel":"#E5C6C3","neon":"#FF6352"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":10.246950765959598},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":10.246950765959598},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":25.475478405713993},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":26.30589287593181}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CE665A

#CE665A is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #CE665A is visually closest to Indian Red, a named red color with HEX #CD5C5C.

The RGB channels are 206, 102, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 6deg with 54% saturation and 58% 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 0.2336, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.67:1AA Pass

White text3.7:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CE665A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.67:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.7:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3A7A1#000000 text · best 10.31:1#E3A7A1

#5AC2CE#000000 text · best 10.04:1#5AC2CE

#CE9F5A#000000 text · best 8.73:1#CE9F5A

#9D3A2F#FFFFFF text · best 6.82:1#9D3A2F

Terracotta#000000 text · best 6.79:1#E2725B

Generated Palette

#CE665A#CE665A

#5AC2CE#5AC2CE

#CE5A88#CE5A88

#CE9F5A#CE9F5A

#E3A7A1#E3A7A1

#9D3A2F#9D3A2F

Color Harmonies

#5AC2CE#5AC2CE

#CE5A88#CE5A88

#CE9F5A#CE9F5A

#5ACE66#5ACE66

#665ACE#665ACE

Variants

#E3A7A1#E3A7A1

#9D3A2F#9D3A2F

#E55343#E55343

#B67872#B67872

#E5C6C3#E5C6C3

#FF6352#FF6352

Nearest Named Colors

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Terracotta#E2725B

Adobe#BD6C48

Clay#B66A50

#CE665A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CE665A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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