HEX atlas value

#E2796F

#E2796F is a warm red HEX color close to Terracotta. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 121, 111, HSL 5, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.3099, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E2796F Sample readable text

HEX #E2796F

RGB rgb(226, 121, 111)

HSL hsl(5 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 46, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.3099

Contrast Black 7.2:1White 2.92:1

CSS

--color-e2796f: #E2796F;
.background-e2796f { background-color: #E2796F; }
.text-e2796f { color: #E2796F; }

Luminance0.3099

Black text7.2:1AA Pass

White text2.92:1AA 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":"#E2796F","rgb":[226,121,111],"hsl":[5,66,66],"cmyk":[0,46,51,11],"luminance":0.3099,"contrast":{"black":7.2,"white":2.92}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1C0BB","hex":"#F1C0BB","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6FD8E2","hex":"#6FD8E2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.6,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2B26F","hex":"#E2B26F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.83,"contrastWhite":1.94,"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":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.28,"contrastWhite":2.54,"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/e2796f.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/salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6FD8E2","analogous":["#E26F9F","#E2B26F"],"triadic":["#6FE279","#796FE2"],"tetradic":["#9FE26F","#6FD8E2","#B26FE2"],"splitComplementary":["#6FE2B2","#6F9FE2"],"monochromatic":["#F1C0BB","#E2796F","#CB372A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1C0BB","dark":"#CB372A","saturated":"#F5695C","desaturated":"#CE8982","pastel":"#F4DEDC","neon":"#FF857A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":21.18962010041709},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":23.108440016582687},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":25.179356624028344},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":27.184554438136374},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":30.28200785945344}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2796F

#E2796F is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E2796F is visually closest to Terracotta, a named orange color with HEX #E2725B.

The RGB channels are 226, 121, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg with 66% 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 0.3099, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.2:1AA Pass

White text2.92:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2796F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1C0BB#000000 text · best 13:1#F1C0BB

#6FD8E2#000000 text · best 12.6:1#6FD8E2

#E2B26F#000000 text · best 10.83:1#E2B26F

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

Coral Reef#000000 text · best 8.28:1#FD7C6E

Generated Palette

#E2796F#E2796F

#6FD8E2#6FD8E2

#E26F9F#E26F9F

#E2B26F#E2B26F

#F1C0BB#F1C0BB

#CB372A#CB372A

Color Harmonies

#6FD8E2#6FD8E2

#E26F9F#E26F9F

#E2B26F#E2B26F

#6FE279#6FE279

#796FE2#796FE2

Variants

#F1C0BB#F1C0BB

#CB372A#CB372A

#F5695C#F5695C

#CE8982#CE8982

#F4DEDC#F4DEDC

#FF857A#FF857A

Nearest Named Colors

Terracotta#E2725B

Light Coral#F08080

Salmon#FA8072

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#E2796F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2796F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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