HEX atlas value

#E2B2AC

#E2B2AC is a warm red HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 178, 172, HSL 7, 48%, 78%, has luminance 0.5099, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E2B2AC Sample readable text

HEX #E2B2AC

RGB rgb(226, 178, 172)

HSL hsl(7 48% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 24, 11)

Luminance 0.5099

Contrast Black 11.2:1White 1.88:1

CSS

--color-e2b2ac: #E2B2AC;
.background-e2b2ac { background-color: #E2B2AC; }
.text-e2b2ac { color: #E2B2AC; }

Luminance0.5099

Black text11.2:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA 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":"#E2B2AC","rgb":[226,178,172],"hsl":[7,48,78],"cmyk":[0,21,24,11],"luminance":0.5099,"contrast":{"black":11.2,"white":1.88}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAF1F0","hex":"#FAF1F0","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.91,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ACDCE2","hex":"#ACDCE2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.09,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2CDAC","hex":"#E2CDAC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.56,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e2b2ac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ACDCE2","analogous":["#E2ACC1","#E2CDAC"],"triadic":["#ACE2B2","#B2ACE2"],"tetradic":["#C1E2AC","#ACDCE2","#CDACE2"],"splitComplementary":["#ACE2CD","#ACC1E2"],"monochromatic":["#FAF1F0","#E2B2AC","#CA7368"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAF1F0","dark":"#CA7368","saturated":"#EEA9A0","desaturated":"#D5BCB8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC0B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":24.779023386727733},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":25.67099530598687}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2B2AC

#E2B2AC is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E2B2AC is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 226, 178, and 172, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 48% saturation and 78% 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 0.5099, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.2:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2B2AC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAF1F0#000000 text · best 18.91:1#FAF1F0

#ACDCE2#000000 text · best 14.09:1#ACDCE2

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

#E2CDAC#000000 text · best 13.56:1#E2CDAC

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

Generated Palette

#E2B2AC#E2B2AC

#ACDCE2#ACDCE2

#E2ACC1#E2ACC1

#E2CDAC#E2CDAC

#FAF1F0#FAF1F0

#CA7368#CA7368

Color Harmonies

#ACDCE2#ACDCE2

#E2ACC1#E2ACC1

#E2CDAC#E2CDAC

#ACE2B2#ACE2B2

#B2ACE2#B2ACE2

Variants

#FAF1F0#FAF1F0

#CA7368#CA7368

#EEA9A0#EEA9A0

#D5BCB8#D5BCB8

White#FFFFFF

#FFC0B8#FFC0B8

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mica#D8C7B0

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#E2B2AC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2B2AC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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