HEX atlas value

#E2ACAC

#E2ACAC is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 172, 172, HSL 0, 48%, 78%, has luminance 0.4865, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E2ACAC Sample readable text

HEX #E2ACAC

RGB rgb(226, 172, 172)

HSL hsl(0 48% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 24, 11)

Luminance 0.4865

Contrast Black 10.73:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-e2acac: #E2ACAC;
.background-e2acac { background-color: #E2ACAC; }
.text-e2acac { color: #E2ACAC; }

Luminance0.4865

Black text10.73:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA 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":"#E2ACAC","rgb":[226,172,172],"hsl":[0,48,78],"cmyk":[0,24,24,11],"luminance":0.4865,"contrast":{"black":10.73,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAF0F0","hex":"#FAF0F0","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.79,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ACE2E2","hex":"#ACE2E2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.73,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2C7AC","hex":"#E2C7AC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Soft Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e2acac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lotus-pink.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ACE2E2","analogous":["#E2ACC7","#E2C7AC"],"triadic":["#ACE2AC","#ACACE2"],"tetradic":["#C7E2AC","#ACE2E2","#C7ACE2"],"splitComplementary":["#ACE2C7","#ACC7E2"],"monochromatic":["#FAF0F0","#E2ACAC","#CA6868"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAF0F0","dark":"#CA6868","saturated":"#EEA0A0","desaturated":"#D5B8B8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFB8B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":21.748563170931547},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":22.759613353482084},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":29.068883707497267},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":30.24896692450835}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2ACAC

#E2ACAC is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E2ACAC is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 226, 172, and 172, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 48% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.4865, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.73:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2ACAC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAF0F0#000000 text · best 18.79:1#FAF0F0

#ACE2E2#000000 text · best 14.73:1#ACE2E2

#E2C7AC#000000 text · best 13:1#E2C7AC

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

Pastel Coral#000000 text · best 12.26:1#FFB3A7

Generated Palette

#E2ACAC#E2ACAC

#ACE2E2#ACE2E2

#E2ACC7#E2ACC7

#E2C7AC#E2C7AC

#FAF0F0#FAF0F0

#CA6868#CA6868

Color Harmonies

#ACE2E2#ACE2E2

#E2ACC7#E2ACC7

#E2C7AC#E2C7AC

#ACE2AC#ACE2AC

#ACACE2#ACACE2

Variants

#FAF0F0#FAF0F0

#CA6868#CA6868

#EEA0A0#EEA0A0

#D5B8B8#D5B8B8

White#FFFFFF

#FFB8B8#FFB8B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mica#D8C7B0

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

#E2ACAC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2ACAC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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