HEX atlas value

#D2997F

#D2997F is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 210, 153, 127, HSL 19, 48%, 66%, has luminance 0.3802, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#D2997F Sample readable text

HEX #D2997F

RGB rgb(210, 153, 127)

HSL hsl(19 48% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 40, 18)

Luminance 0.3802

Contrast Black 8.6:1White 2.44:1

CSS

--color-d2997f: #D2997F;
.background-d2997f { background-color: #D2997F; }
.text-d2997f { color: #D2997F; }

Luminance0.3802

Black text8.6:1AA Pass

White text2.44:1AA 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":"#D2997F","rgb":[210,153,127],"hsl":[19,48,66],"cmyk":[0,27,40,18],"luminance":0.3802,"contrast":{"black":8.6,"white":2.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EACFC3","hex":"#EACFC3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.21,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D2C37F","hex":"#D2C37F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.85,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7FB8D2","hex":"#7FB8D2","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d2997f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7FB8D2","analogous":["#D27F8E","#D2C37F"],"triadic":["#7FD299","#997FD2"],"tetradic":["#8ED27F","#7FB8D2","#C37FD2"],"splitComplementary":["#7FD2C3","#7F8ED2"],"monochromatic":["#EACFC3","#D2997F","#B56540"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EACFC3","dark":"#B56540","saturated":"#E5926C","desaturated":"#BFA092","pastel":"#F0E5E0","neon":"#FFA47A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":25.357444666211933},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":26.267851073127396},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":28.982753492378876}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D2997F

#D2997F is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #D2997F is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 210, 153, and 127, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 48% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3802, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.6:1AA Pass

White text2.44:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D2997F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EACFC3#000000 text · best 14.21:1#EACFC3

#D2C37F#000000 text · best 11.85:1#D2C37F

Sandstone#000000 text · best 9.79:1#C9AE74

#7FB8D2#000000 text · best 9.69:1#7FB8D2

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

Generated Palette

#D2997F#D2997F

#7FB8D2#7FB8D2

#D27F8E#D27F8E

#D2C37F#D2C37F

#EACFC3#EACFC3

#B56540#B56540

Color Harmonies

#7FB8D2#7FB8D2

#D27F8E#D27F8E

#D2C37F#D2C37F

#7FD299#7FD299

#997FD2#997FD2

Variants

#EACFC3#EACFC3

#B56540#B56540

#E5926C#E5926C

#BFA092#BFA092

#F0E5E0#F0E5E0

#FFA47A#FFA47A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Sandstone#C9AE74

Camel#C19A6B

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

#D2997F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D2997F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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