HEX atlas value

#D78C79

#D78C79 is a warm red HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 140, 121, HSL 12, 54%, 66%, has luminance 0.3458, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#D78C79 Sample readable text

HEX #D78C79

RGB rgb(215, 140, 121)

HSL hsl(12 54% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 44, 16)

Luminance 0.3458

Contrast Black 7.92:1White 2.65:1

CSS

--color-d78c79: #D78C79;
.background-d78c79 { background-color: #D78C79; }
.text-d78c79 { color: #D78C79; }

Luminance0.3458

Black text7.92:1AA Pass

White text2.65:1AA 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":"#D78C79","rgb":[215,140,121],"hsl":[12,54,66],"cmyk":[0,35,44,16],"luminance":0.3458,"contrast":{"black":7.92,"white":2.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECC9C0","hex":"#ECC9C0","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.68,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D7BB79","hex":"#D7BB79","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.27,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#79C4D7","hex":"#79C4D7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.69,"contrastWhite":1.96,"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/d78c79.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/dusty-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#79C4D7","analogous":["#D77996","#D7BB79"],"triadic":["#79D78C","#8C79D7"],"tetradic":["#96D779","#79C4D7","#BB79D7"],"splitComplementary":["#79D7BB","#7996D7"],"monochromatic":["#ECC9C0","#D78C79","#BC5338"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ECC9C0","dark":"#BC5338","saturated":"#EA8166","desaturated":"#C4988D","pastel":"#F1E3DF","neon":"#FF957A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":26.076809620810597},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":27.147743920996454},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":28.600699292150182},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":29.597297173897484}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D78C79

#D78C79 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #D78C79 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 215, 140, and 121, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.3458, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.92:1AA Pass

White text2.65:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D78C79 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECC9C0#000000 text · best 13.68:1#ECC9C0

#D7BB79#000000 text · best 11.27:1#D7BB79

#79C4D7#000000 text · best 10.69:1#79C4D7

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

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

Generated Palette

#D78C79#D78C79

#79C4D7#79C4D7

#D77996#D77996

#D7BB79#D7BB79

#ECC9C0#ECC9C0

#BC5338#BC5338

Color Harmonies

#79C4D7#79C4D7

#D77996#D77996

#D7BB79#D7BB79

#79D78C#79D78C

#8C79D7#8C79D7

Variants

#ECC9C0#ECC9C0

#BC5338#BC5338

#EA8166#EA8166

#C4988D#C4988D

#F1E3DF#F1E3DF

#FF957A#FF957A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Dusty Rose#C08081

Light Coral#F08080

Camel#C19A6B

#D78C79

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D78C79

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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