HEX atlas value

#EA957B

#EA957B is a warm red HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 149, 123, HSL 14, 73%, 70%, has luminance 0.4042, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#EA957B Sample readable text

HEX #EA957B

RGB rgb(234, 149, 123)

HSL hsl(14 73% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 47, 8)

Luminance 0.4042

Contrast Black 9.08:1White 2.31:1

CSS

--color-ea957b: #EA957B;
.background-ea957b { background-color: #EA957B; }
.text-ea957b { color: #EA957B; }

Luminance0.4042

Black text9.08:1AA 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":"#EA957B","rgb":[234,149,123],"hsl":[14,73,70],"cmyk":[0,36,47,8],"luminance":0.4042,"contrast":{"black":9.08,"white":2.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7D4CA","hex":"#F7D4CA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.23,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EACD7B","hex":"#EACD7B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.52,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7BD0EA","hex":"#7BD0EA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.05,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DA9E8B","hex":"#DA9E8B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.24,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Dark Salmon 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/ea957b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7BD0EA","analogous":["#EA7B98","#EACD7B"],"triadic":["#7BEA95","#957BEA"],"tetradic":["#98EA7B","#7BD0EA","#CD7BEA"],"splitComplementary":["#7BEACD","#7B98EA"],"monochromatic":["#F7D4CA","#EA957B","#DE552B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7D4CA","dark":"#DE552B","saturated":"#FB8C6A","desaturated":"#DA9E8B","pastel":"#FAEEEB","neon":"#FFA98F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":1.7320508075688772},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":22.40535650240808},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":27.892651361962706}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EA957B

#EA957B is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #EA957B is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 234, 149, and 123, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg with 73% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.4042, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 1.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.08:1AA 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 #EA957B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7D4CA#000000 text · best 15.23:1#F7D4CA

#EACD7B#000000 text · best 13.52:1#EACD7B

#7BD0EA#000000 text · best 12.05:1#7BD0EA

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

#DA9E8B#000000 text · best 9.24:1#DA9E8B

Generated Palette

#EA957B#EA957B

#7BD0EA#7BD0EA

#EA7B98#EA7B98

#EACD7B#EACD7B

#F7D4CA#F7D4CA

#DE552B#DE552B

Color Harmonies

#7BD0EA#7BD0EA

#EA7B98#EA7B98

#EACD7B#EACD7B

#7BEA95#7BEA95

#957BEA#957BEA

Variants

#F7D4CA#F7D4CA

#DE552B#DE552B

#FB8C6A#FB8C6A

#DA9E8B#DA9E8B

#FAEEEB#FAEEEB

#FFA98F#FFA98F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Light Coral#F08080

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon#FA8072

#EA957B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EA957B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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