HEX atlas value

#CE755A

#CE755A is a warm red HEX color close to Terracotta. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 117, 90, HSL 14, 54%, 58%, has luminance 0.2658, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#CE755A Sample readable text

HEX #CE755A

RGB rgb(206, 117, 90)

HSL hsl(14 54% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 43, 56, 19)

Luminance 0.2658

Contrast Black 6.32:1White 3.32:1

CSS

--color-ce755a: #CE755A;
.background-ce755a { background-color: #CE755A; }
.text-ce755a { color: #CE755A; }

Luminance0.2658

Black text6.32:1AA Pass

White text3.32:1AA 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":"#CE755A","rgb":[206,117,90],"hsl":[14,54,58],"cmyk":[0,43,56,19],"luminance":0.2658,"contrast":{"black":6.32,"white":3.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3B0A1","hex":"#E3B0A1","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.99,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CEAF5A","hex":"#CEAF5A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.9,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5AB3CE","hex":"#5AB3CE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.77,"contrastWhite":2.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"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","Terracotta adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ce755a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/indian-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5AB3CE","analogous":["#CE5A79","#CEAF5A"],"triadic":["#5ACE75","#755ACE"],"tetradic":["#79CE5A","#5AB3CE","#AF5ACE"],"splitComplementary":["#5ACEAF","#5A79CE"],"monochromatic":["#E3B0A1","#CE755A","#9D492F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3B0A1","dark":"#9D492F","saturated":"#E56843","desaturated":"#B68272","pastel":"#E5CBC3","neon":"#FF7A52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":20.248456731316587},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":25.099800796022265},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":25.099800796022265},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":26.343879744638983}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CE755A

#CE755A is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #CE755A is visually closest to Terracotta, a named orange color with HEX #E2725B.

The RGB channels are 206, 117, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg 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 0.2658, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.32:1AA Pass

White text3.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CE755A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.32:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3B0A1#000000 text · best 10.99:1#E3B0A1

#CEAF5A#000000 text · best 9.9:1#CEAF5A

#5AB3CE#000000 text · best 8.77:1#5AB3CE

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

Terracotta#000000 text · best 6.79:1#E2725B

Generated Palette

#CE755A#CE755A

#5AB3CE#5AB3CE

#CE5A79#CE5A79

#CEAF5A#CEAF5A

#E3B0A1#E3B0A1

#9D492F#9D492F

Color Harmonies

#5AB3CE#5AB3CE

#CE5A79#CE5A79

#CEAF5A#CEAF5A

#5ACE75#5ACE75

#755ACE#755ACE

Variants

#E3B0A1#E3B0A1

#9D492F#9D492F

#E56843#E56843

#B68272#B68272

#E5CBC3#E5CBC3

#FF7A52#FF7A52

Nearest Named Colors

Terracotta#E2725B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Adobe#BD6C48

#CE755A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CE755A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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