HEX atlas value

#E7916A

#E7916A is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 145, 106, HSL 19, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.3828, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E7916A Sample readable text

HEX #E7916A

RGB rgb(231, 145, 106)

HSL hsl(19 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.3828

Contrast Black 8.66:1White 2.43:1

CSS

--color-e7916a: #E7916A;
.background-e7916a { background-color: #E7916A; }
.text-e7916a { color: #E7916A; }

Luminance0.3828

Black text8.66:1AA Pass

White text2.43:1AA 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":"#E7916A","rgb":[231,145,106],"hsl":[19,72,66],"cmyk":[0,37,54,9],"luminance":0.3828,"contrast":{"black":8.66,"white":2.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4CBB9","hex":"#F4CBB9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.09,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E7D06A","hex":"#E7D06A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.63,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6ABFE7","hex":"#6ABFE7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.22,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"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 orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e7916a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6ABFE7","analogous":["#E76A81","#E7D06A"],"triadic":["#6AE791","#916AE7"],"tetradic":["#81E76A","#6ABFE7","#D06AE7"],"splitComplementary":["#6AE7D0","#6A81E7"],"monochromatic":["#F4CBB9","#E7916A","#D35A22"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4CBB9","dark":"#D35A22","saturated":"#FA8A57","desaturated":"#D4987D","pastel":"#F5E3DB","neon":"#FFA47A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":25.03996805109783},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":25.099800796022265},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":29.223278392404914}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7916A

#E7916A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E7916A is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 231, 145, and 106, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg 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 0.3828, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.66:1AA Pass

White text2.43:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7916A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.66:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4CBB9#000000 text · best 14.09:1#F4CBB9

#E7D06A#000000 text · best 13.63:1#E7D06A

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

#6ABFE7#000000 text · best 10.22:1#6ABFE7

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

Generated Palette

#E7916A#E7916A

#6ABFE7#6ABFE7

#E76A81#E76A81

#E7D06A#E7D06A

#F4CBB9#F4CBB9

#D35A22#D35A22

Color Harmonies

#6ABFE7#6ABFE7

#E76A81#E76A81

#E7D06A#E7D06A

#6AE791#6AE791

#916AE7#916AE7

Variants

#F4CBB9#F4CBB9

#D35A22#D35A22

#FA8A57#FA8A57

#D4987D#D4987D

#F5E3DB#F5E3DB

#FFA47A#FFA47A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Salmon#FA8072

Light Coral#F08080

#E7916A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E7916A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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