Nearest-color comparison
Salmon Pink #FF91A4 vs Soft Coral #F7A8A8: RGB distance 24.7 and contrast 1.13:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Salmon Pink and Soft Coral are very close, with an RGB distance of 24.7. Soft Coral is lighter by 0.0642, and Salmon Pink is more saturated by 17 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.13:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Salmon Pink and Soft Coral across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
red color
Salmon Pink is #FF91A4, a warm red with hue 350°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.4419. Beside Soft Coral, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.84:1.
red color
Soft Coral is #F7A8A8, a warm red with hue 0°, saturation 83% and luminance 0.5061. Beside Salmon Pink, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 11.12:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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"chooseSecondWhen": "Soft Coral is better when the design needs pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F7A8A8.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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