HEX atlas value

#DC9B89

#DC9B89 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 155, 137, HSL 13, 54%, 70%, has luminance 0.4046, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#DC9B89 Sample readable text

HEX #DC9B89

RGB rgb(220, 155, 137)

HSL hsl(13 54% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 38, 14)

Luminance 0.4046

Contrast Black 9.09:1White 2.31:1

CSS

--color-dc9b89: #DC9B89;
.background-dc9b89 { background-color: #DC9B89; }
.text-dc9b89 { color: #DC9B89; }

Luminance0.4046

Black text9.09:1AA Pass

White text2.31:1AA 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":"#DC9B89","rgb":[220,155,137],"hsl":[13,54,70],"cmyk":[0,30,38,14],"luminance":0.4046,"contrast":{"black":9.09,"white":2.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1D7D0","hex":"#F1D7D0","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.37,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCC489","hex":"#DCC489","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.3,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#89CADC","hex":"#89CADC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.55,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"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/dc9b89.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#89CADC","analogous":["#DC89A1","#DCC489"],"triadic":["#89DC9B","#9B89DC"],"tetradic":["#A1DC89","#89CADC","#C489DC"],"splitComplementary":["#89DCC4","#89A1DC"],"monochromatic":["#F1D7D0","#DC9B89","#C75F43"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1D7D0","dark":"#C75F43","saturated":"#ED9278","desaturated":"#CBA59A","pastel":"#F7EFED","neon":"#FFA78F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":12.24744871391589},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":29.13760456866693},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":34.10278580995987}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DC9B89

#DC9B89 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DC9B89 is visually closest to Salmon Rose, a named red color with HEX #E7968B.

The RGB channels are 220, 155, and 137, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg 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 0.4046, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.09:1AA Pass

White text2.31:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DC9B89 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1D7D0#000000 text · best 15.37:1#F1D7D0

#DCC489#000000 text · best 12.3:1#DCC489

#89CADC#000000 text · best 11.55:1#89CADC

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

Tan#000000 text · best 10.65:1#D2B48C

Generated Palette

#DC9B89#DC9B89

#89CADC#89CADC

#DC89A1#DC89A1

#DCC489#DCC489

#F1D7D0#F1D7D0

#C75F43#C75F43

Color Harmonies

#89CADC#89CADC

#DC89A1#DC89A1

#DCC489#DCC489

#89DC9B#89DC9B

#9B89DC#9B89DC

Variants

#F1D7D0#F1D7D0

#C75F43#C75F43

#ED9278#ED9278

#CBA59A#CBA59A

#F7EFED#F7EFED

#FFA78F#FFA78F

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Tan#D2B48C

Burly Wood#DEB887

Sandstone#C9AE74

#DC9B89

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DC9B89

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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