HEX atlas value

#DC8974

#DC8974 is a warm red HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 137, 116, HSL 12, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.3437, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#DC8974 Sample readable text

HEX #DC8974

RGB rgb(220, 137, 116)

HSL hsl(12 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 47, 14)

Luminance 0.3437

Contrast Black 7.87:1White 2.67:1

CSS

--color-dc8974: #DC8974;
.background-dc8974 { background-color: #DC8974; }
.text-dc8974 { color: #DC8974; }

Luminance0.3437

Black text7.87:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA 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":"#DC8974","rgb":[220,137,116],"hsl":[12,60,66],"cmyk":[0,38,47,14],"luminance":0.3437,"contrast":{"black":7.87,"white":2.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFC8BE","hex":"#EFC8BE","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.68,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DCBD74","hex":"#DCBD74","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.57,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#74C8DC","hex":"#74C8DC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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/dc8974.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#74C8DC","analogous":["#DC7493","#DCBD74"],"triadic":["#74DC89","#8974DC"],"tetradic":["#93DC74","#74C8DC","#BD74DC"],"splitComplementary":["#74DCBD","#7493DC"],"monochromatic":["#EFC8BE","#DC8974","#C44E31"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFC8BE","dark":"#C44E31","saturated":"#EF7E61","desaturated":"#C99587","pastel":"#F2E2DE","neon":"#FF957A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":25},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":27.676705006196094},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":28.61817604250837},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":31.38470965295043}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DC8974

#DC8974 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DC8974 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 220, 137, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.3437, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.87:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DC8974 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFC8BE#000000 text · best 13.68:1#EFC8BE

#DCBD74#000000 text · best 11.57:1#DCBD74

#74C8DC#000000 text · best 11.04:1#74C8DC

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

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

Generated Palette

#DC8974#DC8974

#74C8DC#74C8DC

#DC7493#DC7493

#DCBD74#DCBD74

#EFC8BE#EFC8BE

#C44E31#C44E31

Color Harmonies

#74C8DC#74C8DC

#DC7493#DC7493

#DCBD74#DCBD74

#74DC89#74DC89

#8974DC#8974DC

Variants

#EFC8BE#EFC8BE

#C44E31#C44E31

#EF7E61#EF7E61

#C99587#C99587

#F2E2DE#F2E2DE

#FF957A#FF957A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Coral#F08080

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Salmon#FA8072

#DC8974

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DC8974

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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