HEX atlas value

#E7706A

#E7706A is a warm red HEX color close to Terracotta. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 112, 106, HSL 3, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.2962, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#E7706A Sample readable text

HEX #E7706A

RGB rgb(231, 112, 106)

HSL hsl(3 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 52, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.2962

Contrast Black 6.92:1White 3.03:1

CSS

--color-e7706a: #E7706A;
.background-e7706a { background-color: #E7706A; }
.text-e7706a { color: #E7706A; }

Luminance0.2962

Black text6.92:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA 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":"#E7706A","rgb":[231,112,106],"hsl":[3,72,66],"cmyk":[0,52,54,9],"luminance":0.2962,"contrast":{"black":6.92,"white":3.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6AE0E7","hex":"#6AE0E7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.43,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F4BCB9","hex":"#F4BCB9","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.74,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E7AF6A","hex":"#E7AF6A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.74,"contrastWhite":1.96,"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","vibrant","vibrant red","Terracotta adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e7706a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral-reef.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6AE0E7","analogous":["#E76AA2","#E7AF6A"],"triadic":["#6AE770","#706AE7"],"tetradic":["#A2E76A","#6AE0E7","#AF6AE7"],"splitComplementary":["#6AE7AF","#6AA2E7"],"monochromatic":["#F4BCB9","#E7706A","#D32B22"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4BCB9","dark":"#D32B22","saturated":"#FA5F57","desaturated":"#D4817D","pastel":"#F5DCDB","neon":"#FF817A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":25.37715508089904},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":28.653097563788805}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7706A

#E7706A is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #E7706A is visually closest to Terracotta, a named orange color with HEX #E2725B.

The RGB channels are 231, 112, and 106, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 72% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2962, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.92:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7706A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.92:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#6AE0E7#000000 text · best 13.43:1#6AE0E7

#F4BCB9#000000 text · best 12.74:1#F4BCB9

#E7AF6A#000000 text · best 10.74:1#E7AF6A

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

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

Generated Palette

#E7706A#E7706A

#6AE0E7#6AE0E7

#E76AA2#E76AA2

#E7AF6A#E7AF6A

#F4BCB9#F4BCB9

#D32B22#D32B22

Color Harmonies

#6AE0E7#6AE0E7

#E76AA2#E76AA2

#E7AF6A#E7AF6A

#6AE770#6AE770

#706AE7#706AE7

Variants

#F4BCB9#F4BCB9

#D32B22#D32B22

#FA5F57#FA5F57

#D4817D#D4817D

#F5DCDB#F5DCDB

#FF817A#FF817A

Nearest Named Colors

Terracotta#E2725B

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Salmon#FA8072

Light Coral#F08080

#E7706A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E7706A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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