Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#CEC0C0

#CEC0C0 is a warm red HEX color close to Silver. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 192, 192, HSL 0, 13%, 78%, has luminance 0.5463, and belongs to the muted group.

redwarmmuted
#CEC0C0 Sample readable text
HEX #CEC0C0
RGB rgb(206, 192, 192)
HSL hsl(0 13% 78%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 7, 19)
Luminance 0.5463
Contrast Black 11.93:1White 1.76:1

CSS

--color-cec0c0: #CEC0C0;
.background-cec0c0 { background-color: #CEC0C0; }
.text-cec0c0 { color: #CEC0C0; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5463
Black text11.93:1AA Pass
White text1.76:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#CEC0C0","rgb":[206,192,192],"hsl":[0,13,78],"cmyk":[0,7,7,19],"luminance":0.5463,"contrast":{"black":11.93,"white":1.76}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F6F3F3","hex":"#F6F3F3","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.03,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C0CECE","hex":"#C0CECE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.96,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Silver adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cec0c0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#C0CECE","analogous":["#CEC0C7","#CEC7C0"],"triadic":["#C0CEC0","#C0C0CE"],"tetradic":["#C7CEC0","#C0CECE","#C7C0CE"],"splitComplementary":["#C0CEC7","#C0C7CE"],"monochromatic":["#F6F3F3","#CEC0C0","#A68C8C"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F6F3F3","dark":"#A68C8C","saturated":"#DBB3B3","desaturated":"#C7C7C7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFB8B8"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":14},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":20.12461179749811},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":20.97617696340303},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":23.323807579381203}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #CEC0C0

#CEC0C0 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #CEC0C0 is visually closest to Silver, a named gray color with HEX #C0C0C0.

The RGB channels are 206, 192, and 192, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 13% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5463, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.93:1AA Pass
White text1.76:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CEC0C0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.93:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F3F3#000000 text · best 19.03:1#F6F3F3
Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4
Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8
#C0CECE#000000 text · best 12.96:1#C0CECE
Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

Generated Palette

#CEC0C0#CEC0C0
#C0CECE#C0CECE
#CEC0C7#CEC0C7
#CEC7C0#CEC7C0
#F6F3F3#F6F3F3
#A68C8C#A68C8C

Color Harmonies

#C0CECE#C0CECE
#CEC0C7#CEC0C7
#CEC7C0#CEC7C0
#C0CEC0#C0CEC0
#C0C0CE#C0C0CE

Variants

#F6F3F3#F6F3F3
#A68C8C#A68C8C
#DBB3B3#DBB3B3
#C7C7C7#C7C7C7
White#FFFFFF
#FFB8B8#FFB8B8

Nearest Named Colors

Silver#C0C0C0
Oat#D8CAB8
Mica#D8C7B0
Limestone#D8D2C4
Pumice#BAC0B4

Related HEX Guides

Silver colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #C0C0C0.Oat colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8CAB8.Mica colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8C7B0.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#CEC0C0 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.