HEX atlas value

#DC8074

#DC8074 is a warm red HEX color close to Light Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 128, 116, HSL 7, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.3191, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#DC8074 Sample readable text

HEX #DC8074

RGB rgb(220, 128, 116)

HSL hsl(7 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 47, 14)

Luminance 0.3191

Contrast Black 7.38:1White 2.84:1

CSS

--color-dc8074: #DC8074;
.background-dc8074 { background-color: #DC8074; }
.text-dc8074 { color: #DC8074; }

Luminance0.3191

Black text7.38:1AA Pass

White text2.84:1AA 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":"#DC8074","rgb":[220,128,116],"hsl":[7,60,66],"cmyk":[0,42,47,14],"luminance":0.3191,"contrast":{"black":7.38,"white":2.84}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.84,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFC3BE","hex":"#EFC3BE","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.22,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#74D0DC","hex":"#74D0DC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.8,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DCB474","hex":"#DCB474","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.82,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Light Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dc8074.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#74D0DC","analogous":["#DC749C","#DCB474"],"triadic":["#74DC80","#8074DC"],"tetradic":["#9CDC74","#74D0DC","#B474DC"],"splitComplementary":["#74DCB4","#749CDC"],"monochromatic":["#EFC3BE","#DC8074","#C44231"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFC3BE","dark":"#C44231","saturated":"#EF7261","desaturated":"#C98F87","pastel":"#F2E0DE","neon":"#FF8A7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":23.323807579381203},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":29.274562336608895},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":29.410882339705484},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":30.066592756745816}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DC8074

#DC8074 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DC8074 is visually closest to Light Coral, a named red color with HEX #F08080.

The RGB channels are 220, 128, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg 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 0.3191, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.38:1AA Pass

White text2.84:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DC8074 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.84:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFC3BE#000000 text · best 13.22:1#EFC3BE

#74D0DC#000000 text · best 11.8:1#74D0DC

#DCB474#000000 text · best 10.82:1#DCB474

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

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

Generated Palette

#DC8074#DC8074

#74D0DC#74D0DC

#DC749C#DC749C

#DCB474#DCB474

#EFC3BE#EFC3BE

#C44231#C44231

Color Harmonies

#74D0DC#74D0DC

#DC749C#DC749C

#DCB474#DCB474

#74DC80#74DC80

#8074DC#8074DC

Variants

#EFC3BE#EFC3BE

#C44231#C44231

#EF7261#EF7261

#C98F87#C98F87

#F2E0DE#F2E0DE

#FF8A7A#FF8A7A

Nearest Named Colors

Light Coral#F08080

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Terracotta#E2725B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Salmon#FA8072

#DC8074

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DC8074

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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