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Named color

Soft Coral

Soft Coral color #F7A8A8: RGB 247, 168, 168 and HSL 0°, 83%, 81%. Explore its warm red profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#F7A8A8 red warm pastel
HEX #F7A8A8
RGB rgb(247, 168, 168)
HSL hsl(0 83% 81%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 32, 3)
Luminance 0.5061
Contrast Black 11.12:1White 1.89:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-soft-coral: #F7A8A8;
.bg-soft-coral { background-color: #F7A8A8; }
.text-soft-coral { color: #F7A8A8; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Color meaning and use

About Soft Coral Color

Soft Coral uses HEX #F7A8A8, RGB 247, 168, 168, and HSL 0°, 83%, 81%. The dataset classifies it in the red family with warm temperature and pastel visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.5061; black contrast is 11.12:1 and white contrast is 1.89:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Soft Coral against black and white text.

Black text11.12:1AA Pass
White text1.89:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Soft Coral Color Reference Infographic

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Soft Coral color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#A6F7F7#A6F7F7#F7A6CF#F7A6CF#F7CFA6#F7CFA6#A6F7A6#A6F7A6#A6A6F7#A6A6F7
Open full Soft Coral harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

Snow#FFFAFA#EF5252#EF5252#FF9E9E#FF9E9E#ECB1B1#ECB1B1White#FFFFFF#FFC7C7#FFC7C7

Pairings

Black#000000#A6F7F7#A6F7F7#F7A6CF#F7A6CF#F7CFA6#F7CFA6Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5061
Black text11.12:1AA Pass
White text1.89:1AA 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
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#F7A8A8",
  "rgb": [
    247,
    168,
    168
  ],
  "hsl": [
    0,
    83,
    81
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    32,
    32,
    3
  ],
  "luminance": 0.5061,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 11.12,
    "white": 1.89
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#A6F7F7",
  "analogous": [
    "#F7A6CF",
    "#F7CFA6"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#A6F7A6",
    "#A6A6F7"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#CFF7A6",
    "#A6F7F7",
    "#CFA6F7"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#A6F7CF",
    "#A6CFF7"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFAFA",
    "#F7A8A8",
    "#EF5252"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFAFA",
  "dark": "#EF5252",
  "saturated": "#FF9E9E",
  "desaturated": "#ECB1B1",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFC7C7"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#A6F7F7",
    "#F7A6CF",
    "#F7CFA6"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#ECB1B1",
    "#FFFAFA"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFAFA",
    "#ECB1B1"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "pastel-coral",
    "lotus-pink",
    "melon",
    "salmon-pink",
    "flamingo-pink"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "soft-coral"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "flamingo-pink-vs-soft-coral",
    "lotus-pink-vs-soft-coral",
    "pastel-coral-vs-soft-coral",
    "salmon-pink-vs-soft-coral"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/red",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/soft-coral",
    "/wcag/soft-coral",
    "/css/colors/soft-coral",
    "/hex/f7a8a8",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/red",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/soft-coral"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/pastel-coral",
      "/colors/lotus-pink",
      "/colors/melon",
      "/colors/salmon-pink",
      "/colors/flamingo-pink",
      "/compare/flamingo-pink-vs-soft-coral",
      "/compare/lotus-pink-vs-soft-coral",
      "/compare/pastel-coral-vs-soft-coral",
      "/compare/salmon-pink-vs-soft-coral",
      "/harmonies/soft-coral",
      "/wcag/soft-coral",
      "/css/colors/soft-coral",
      "/hex/f7a8a8",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "soft-coral",
  "name": "Soft Coral",
  "hex": "#F7A8A8",
  "uses": [
    "soft UI backgrounds",
    "pastel palettes",
    "gentle product design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "softness",
      "care",
      "lightness"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "beauty",
      "children products",
      "lifestyle"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-contrast operational alerts"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "pastel"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "red",
    "warm",
    "pastel",
    "soft-ui-backgrounds",
    "pastel-palettes",
    "gentle-product-design",
    "softness",
    "care",
    "lightness"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    247,
    168,
    168
  ],
  "hsl": [
    0,
    83,
    81
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    32,
    32,
    3
  ],
  "luminance": 0.5061,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 11.12,
    "white": 1.89
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#A6F7F7",
    "analogous": [
      "#F7A6CF",
      "#F7CFA6"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#A6F7A6",
      "#A6A6F7"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#CFF7A6",
      "#A6F7F7",
      "#CFA6F7"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#A6F7CF",
      "#A6CFF7"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#FFFAFA",
      "#F7A8A8",
      "#EF5252"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#FFFAFA",
    "dark": "#EF5252",
    "saturated": "#FF9E9E",
    "desaturated": "#ECB1B1",
    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#FFC7C7"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-soft-coral: #F7A8A8;",
    "utility": ".bg-soft-coral { background-color: #F7A8A8; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-soft-coral { color: #F7A8A8; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "pastel-coral",
    "lotus-pink",
    "melon",
    "salmon-pink",
    "flamingo-pink"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "soft-coral"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "flamingo-pink-vs-soft-coral",
    "lotus-pink-vs-soft-coral",
    "pastel-coral-vs-soft-coral",
    "salmon-pink-vs-soft-coral"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/red",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/soft-coral",
    "/wcag/soft-coral",
    "/css/colors/soft-coral",
    "/hex/f7a8a8",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/red",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/soft-coral"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/pastel-coral",
      "/colors/lotus-pink",
      "/colors/melon",
      "/colors/salmon-pink",
      "/colors/flamingo-pink",
      "/compare/flamingo-pink-vs-soft-coral",
      "/compare/lotus-pink-vs-soft-coral",
      "/compare/pastel-coral-vs-soft-coral",
      "/compare/salmon-pink-vs-soft-coral",
      "/harmonies/soft-coral",
      "/wcag/soft-coral",
      "/css/colors/soft-coral",
      "/hex/f7a8a8",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#A6F7F7",
      "#F7A6CF",
      "#F7CFA6"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#ECB1B1",
      "#FFFAFA"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#FFFAFA",
      "#ECB1B1"
    ]
  }
}
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