HEX atlas value

#DC7474

#DC7474 is a warm red HEX color close to Terracotta. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 116, 116, HSL 0, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.2897, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#DC7474 Sample readable text

HEX #DC7474

RGB rgb(220, 116, 116)

HSL hsl(0 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 47, 47, 14)

Luminance 0.2897

Contrast Black 6.79:1White 3.09:1

CSS

--color-dc7474: #DC7474;
.background-dc7474 { background-color: #DC7474; }
.text-dc7474 { color: #DC7474; }

Luminance0.2897

Black text6.79:1AA Pass

White text3.09:1AA 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":"#DC7474","rgb":[220,116,116],"hsl":[0,60,66],"cmyk":[0,47,47,14],"luminance":0.2897,"contrast":{"black":6.79,"white":3.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#74DCDC","hex":"#74DCDC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.01,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EFBEBE","hex":"#EFBEBE","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.78,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DCA874","hex":"#DCA874","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.9,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Terracotta adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dc7474.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/blush.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#74DCDC","analogous":["#DC74A8","#DCA874"],"triadic":["#74DC74","#7474DC"],"tetradic":["#A8DC74","#74DCDC","#A874DC"],"splitComplementary":["#74DCA8","#74A8DC"],"monochromatic":["#EFBEBE","#DC7474","#C43131"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFBEBE","dark":"#C43131","saturated":"#EF6161","desaturated":"#C98787","pastel":"#F2DEDE","neon":"#FF7A7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":25.787593916455254},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":26.229754097208},{"slug":"blush","name":"Blush","hex":"#DE5D83","distance":27.53179979587241},{"slug":"pale-violet-red","name":"Pale Violet Red","hex":"#DB7093","distance":31.272991542223778},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":32.37282811247729}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DC7474

#DC7474 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DC7474 is visually closest to Terracotta, a named orange color with HEX #E2725B.

The RGB channels are 220, 116, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 60% 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 0.2897, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.79:1AA Pass

White text3.09:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DC7474 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.79:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#74DCDC#000000 text · best 13.01:1#74DCDC

#EFBEBE#000000 text · best 12.78:1#EFBEBE

#DCA874#000000 text · best 9.9:1#DCA874

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

Light Coral#000000 text · best 8.1:1#F08080

Generated Palette

#DC7474#DC7474

#74DCDC#74DCDC

#DC74A8#DC74A8

#DCA874#DCA874

#EFBEBE#EFBEBE

#C43131#C43131

Color Harmonies

#74DCDC#74DCDC

#DC74A8#DC74A8

#DCA874#DCA874

#74DC74#74DC74

#7474DC#7474DC

Variants

#EFBEBE#EFBEBE

#C43131#C43131

#EF6161#EF6161

#C98787#C98787

#F2DEDE#F2DEDE

#FF7A7A#FF7A7A

Nearest Named Colors

Terracotta#E2725B

Light Coral#F08080

Blush#DE5D83

Pale Violet Red#DB7093

Salmon#FA8072

#DC7474

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DC7474

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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