HEX atlas value

#D78E8E

#D78E8E is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 142, 142, HSL 0, 48%, 70%, has luminance 0.3575, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#D78E8E Sample readable text

HEX #D78E8E

RGB rgb(215, 142, 142)

HSL hsl(0 48% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 34, 16)

Luminance 0.3575

Contrast Black 8.15:1White 2.58:1

CSS

--color-d78e8e: #D78E8E;
.background-d78e8e { background-color: #D78E8E; }
.text-d78e8e { color: #D78E8E; }

Luminance0.3575

Black text8.15:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA 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":"#D78E8E","rgb":[215,142,142],"hsl":[0,48,70],"cmyk":[0,34,34,16],"luminance":0.3575,"contrast":{"black":8.15,"white":2.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFD2D2","hex":"#EFD2D2","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8ED7D7","hex":"#8ED7D7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.85,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D7B38E","hex":"#D7B38E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.73,"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","Salmon Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d78e8e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8ED7D7","analogous":["#D78EB3","#D7B38E"],"triadic":["#8ED78E","#8E8ED7"],"tetradic":["#B3D78E","#8ED7D7","#B28ED7"],"splitComplementary":["#8ED7B3","#8EB2D7"],"monochromatic":["#EFD2D2","#D78E8E","#BF4A4A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFD2D2","dark":"#BF4A4A","saturated":"#E87D7D","desaturated":"#C69F9F","pastel":"#F6EEEE","neon":"#FF8F8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":28.071337695236398},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":29.899832775452108},{"slug":"pale-violet-red","name":"Pale Violet Red","hex":"#DB7093","distance":30.675723300355934}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D78E8E

#D78E8E is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #D78E8E is visually closest to Salmon Rose, a named red color with HEX #E7968B.

The RGB channels are 215, 142, and 142, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 48% 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 0.3575, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.15:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D78E8E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFD2D2#000000 text · best 14.82:1#EFD2D2

#8ED7D7#000000 text · best 12.85:1#8ED7D7

#D7B38E#000000 text · best 10.73:1#D7B38E

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

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

Generated Palette

#D78E8E#D78E8E

#8ED7D7#8ED7D7

#D78EB3#D78EB3

#D7B38E#D7B38E

#EFD2D2#EFD2D2

#BF4A4A#BF4A4A

Color Harmonies

#8ED7D7#8ED7D7

#D78EB3#D78EB3

#D7B38E#D7B38E

#8ED78E#8ED78E

#8E8ED7#8E8ED7

Variants

#EFD2D2#EFD2D2

#BF4A4A#BF4A4A

#E87D7D#E87D7D

#C69F9F#C69F9F

#F6EEEE#F6EEEE

#FF8F8F#FF8F8F

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Dusty Rose#C08081

Pale Violet Red#DB7093

#D78E8E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D78E8E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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