HEX atlas value

#D78679

#D78679 is a warm red HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 134, 121, HSL 8, 54%, 66%, has luminance 0.3288, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#D78679 Sample readable text

HEX #D78679

RGB rgb(215, 134, 121)

HSL hsl(8 54% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 44, 16)

Luminance 0.3288

Contrast Black 7.58:1White 2.77:1

CSS

--color-d78679: #D78679;
.background-d78679 { background-color: #D78679; }
.text-d78679 { color: #D78679; }

Luminance0.3288

Black text7.58:1AA Pass

White text2.77:1AA 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":"#D78679","rgb":[215,134,121],"hsl":[8,54,66],"cmyk":[0,38,44,16],"luminance":0.3288,"contrast":{"black":7.58,"white":2.77}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECC6C0","hex":"#ECC6C0","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.41,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#79CBD7","hex":"#79CBD7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.34,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D7B579","hex":"#D7B579","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"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"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d78679.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#79CBD7","analogous":["#D7799C","#D7B579"],"triadic":["#79D786","#8679D7"],"tetradic":["#9CD779","#79CBD7","#B579D7"],"splitComplementary":["#79D7B5","#799CD7"],"monochromatic":["#ECC6C0","#D78679","#BC4A38"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ECC6C0","dark":"#BC4A38","saturated":"#EA7866","desaturated":"#C4948D","pastel":"#F1E1DF","neon":"#FF8C7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":24.1039415863879},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":26.645825188948457},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":28.91366458960192},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":32.264531609803356}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D78679

#D78679 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #D78679 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 215, 134, and 121, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg with 54% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.3288, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.58:1AA Pass

White text2.77:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D78679 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.58:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.77:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECC6C0#000000 text · best 13.41:1#ECC6C0

#79CBD7#000000 text · best 11.34:1#79CBD7

#D7B579#000000 text · best 10.78:1#D7B579

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

Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

Generated Palette

#D78679#D78679

#79CBD7#79CBD7

#D7799C#D7799C

#D7B579#D7B579

#ECC6C0#ECC6C0

#BC4A38#BC4A38

Color Harmonies

#79CBD7#79CBD7

#D7799C#D7799C

#D7B579#D7B579

#79D786#79D786

#8679D7#8679D7

Variants

#ECC6C0#ECC6C0

#BC4A38#BC4A38

#EA7866#EA7866

#C4948D#C4948D

#F1E1DF#F1E1DF

#FF8C7A#FF8C7A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Dusty Rose#C08081

Light Coral#F08080

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#D78679

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D78679

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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