HEX atlas value

#CE9997

#CE9997 is a warm red HEX color close to Rosy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 153, 151, HSL 2, 36%, 70%, has luminance 0.3814, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#CE9997 Sample readable text

HEX #CE9997

RGB rgb(206, 153, 151)

HSL hsl(2 36% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 27, 19)

Luminance 0.3814

Contrast Black 8.63:1White 2.43:1

CSS

--color-ce9997: #CE9997;
.background-ce9997 { background-color: #CE9997; }
.text-ce9997 { color: #CE9997; }

Luminance0.3814

Black text8.63:1AA Pass

White text2.43:1AA 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":"#CE9997","rgb":[206,153,151],"hsl":[2,36,70],"cmyk":[0,26,27,19],"luminance":0.3814,"contrast":{"black":8.63,"white":2.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBD6D5","hex":"#EBD6D5","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.11,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#97CCCE","hex":"#97CCCE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.84,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CEB497","hex":"#CEB497","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.6,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDA9A8","hex":"#BDA9A8","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.4,"contrastWhite":2.23,"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/ce9997.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#97CCCE","analogous":["#CE97B1","#CEB497"],"triadic":["#97CE99","#9997CE"],"tetradic":["#B1CE97","#97CCCE","#B497CE"],"splitComplementary":["#97CEB4","#97B1CE"],"monochromatic":["#EBD6D5","#CE9997","#B15B59"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBD6D5","dark":"#B15B59","saturated":"#DF8986","desaturated":"#BDA9A8","pastel":"#F5F0F0","neon":"#FF938F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":22.090722034374522},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":27.892651361962706},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":34.058772731852805}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CE9997

#CE9997 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #CE9997 is visually closest to Rosy Brown, a named red color with HEX #BC8F8F.

The RGB channels are 206, 153, and 151, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 36% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 0.3814, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.63:1AA Pass

White text2.43:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CE9997 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.63:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBD6D5#000000 text · best 15.11:1#EBD6D5

#97CCCE#000000 text · best 11.84:1#97CCCE

Tan#000000 text · best 10.65:1#D2B48C

#CEB497#000000 text · best 10.6:1#CEB497

#BDA9A8#000000 text · best 9.4:1#BDA9A8

Generated Palette

#CE9997#CE9997

#97CCCE#97CCCE

#CE97B1#CE97B1

#CEB497#CEB497

#EBD6D5#EBD6D5

#B15B59#B15B59

Color Harmonies

#97CCCE#97CCCE

#CE97B1#CE97B1

#CEB497#CEB497

#97CE99#97CE99

#9997CE#9997CE

Variants

#EBD6D5#EBD6D5

#B15B59#B15B59

#DF8986#DF8986

#BDA9A8#BDA9A8

#F5F0F0#F5F0F0

#FF938F#FF938F

Nearest Named Colors

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Mushroom#B7A99A

Tan#D2B48C

Greige#B0A999

#CE9997

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CE9997

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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