HEX atlas value

#DC8989

#DC8989 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 137, 137, HSL 0, 54%, 70%, has luminance 0.3491, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#DC8989 Sample readable text

HEX #DC8989

RGB rgb(220, 137, 137)

HSL hsl(0 54% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 38, 14)

Luminance 0.3491

Contrast Black 7.98:1White 2.63:1

CSS

--color-dc8989: #DC8989;
.background-dc8989 { background-color: #DC8989; }
.text-dc8989 { color: #DC8989; }

Luminance0.3491

Black text7.98:1AA Pass

White text2.63:1AA 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":"#DC8989","rgb":[220,137,137],"hsl":[0,54,70],"cmyk":[0,38,38,14],"luminance":0.3491,"contrast":{"black":7.98,"white":2.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1D0D0","hex":"#F1D0D0","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.67,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#89DCDC","hex":"#89DCDC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DCB389","hex":"#DCB389","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.85,"contrastWhite":1.94,"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/dc8989.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#89DCDC","analogous":["#DC89B3","#DCB389"],"triadic":["#89DC89","#8989DC"],"tetradic":["#B3DC89","#89DCDC","#B289DC"],"splitComplementary":["#89DCB3","#89B2DC"],"monochromatic":["#F1D0D0","#DC8989","#C74343"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1D0D0","dark":"#C74343","saturated":"#ED7878","desaturated":"#CB9A9A","pastel":"#F7EDED","neon":"#FF8F8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":17.146428199482248},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":23.706539182259394},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"pale-violet-red","name":"Pale Violet Red","hex":"#DB7093","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":30.479501308256342}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DC8989

#DC8989 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DC8989 is visually closest to Salmon Rose, a named red color with HEX #E7968B.

The RGB channels are 220, 137, and 137, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 54% 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 0.3491, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.98:1AA Pass

White text2.63:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DC8989 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.63:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1D0D0#000000 text · best 14.67:1#F1D0D0

#89DCDC#000000 text · best 13.33:1#89DCDC

#DCB389#000000 text · best 10.85:1#DCB389

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

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

Generated Palette

#DC8989#DC8989

#89DCDC#89DCDC

#DC89B3#DC89B3

#DCB389#DCB389

#F1D0D0#F1D0D0

#C74343#C74343

Color Harmonies

#89DCDC#89DCDC

#DC89B3#DC89B3

#DCB389#DCB389

#89DC89#89DC89

#8989DC#8989DC

Variants

#F1D0D0#F1D0D0

#C74343#C74343

#ED7878#ED7878

#CB9A9A#CB9A9A

#F7EDED#F7EDED

#FF8F8F#FF8F8F

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Light Coral#F08080

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Pale Violet Red#DB7093

Dusty Rose#C08081

#DC8989

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DC8989

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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