HEX atlas value

#E9A7A5

#E9A7A5 is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 233, 167, 165, HSL 2, 61%, 78%, has luminance 0.4768, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E9A7A5 Sample readable text

HEX #E9A7A5

RGB rgb(233, 167, 165)

HSL hsl(2 61% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 29, 9)

Luminance 0.4768

Contrast Black 10.54:1White 1.99:1

CSS

--color-e9a7a5: #E9A7A5;
.background-e9a7a5 { background-color: #E9A7A5; }
.text-e9a7a5 { color: #E9A7A5; }

Luminance0.4768

Black text10.54:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA 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":"#E9A7A5","rgb":[233,167,165],"hsl":[2,61,78],"cmyk":[0,28,29,9],"luminance":0.4768,"contrast":{"black":10.54,"white":1.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBEFEF","hex":"#FBEFEF","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.69,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A5E7E9","hex":"#A5E7E9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.21,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E9C9A5","hex":"#E9C9A5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.36,"contrastWhite":1.57,"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"]},{"name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.12,"contrastWhite":1.89,"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/e9a7a5.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/pastel-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A5E7E9","analogous":["#E9A5C5","#E9C9A5"],"triadic":["#A5E9A7","#A7A5E9"],"tetradic":["#C5E9A5","#A5E7E9","#C9A5E9"],"splitComplementary":["#A5E9C9","#A5C5E9"],"monochromatic":["#FBEFEF","#E9A7A5","#D75F5B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBEFEF","dark":"#D75F5B","saturated":"#F59B98","desaturated":"#DDB2B1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFBAB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":25.13961017995307},{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":31.12876483254676},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":31.12876483254676}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E9A7A5

#E9A7A5 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E9A7A5 is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 233, 167, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 61% 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 0.4768, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.54:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E9A7A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.54:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.99:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBEFEF#000000 text · best 18.69:1#FBEFEF

#A5E7E9#000000 text · best 15.21:1#A5E7E9

#E9C9A5#000000 text · best 13.36:1#E9C9A5

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

Soft Coral#000000 text · best 11.12:1#F7A8A8

Generated Palette

#E9A7A5#E9A7A5

#A5E7E9#A5E7E9

#E9A5C5#E9A5C5

#E9C9A5#E9C9A5

#FBEFEF#FBEFEF

#D75F5B#D75F5B

Color Harmonies

#A5E7E9#A5E7E9

#E9A5C5#E9A5C5

#E9C9A5#E9C9A5

#A5E9A7#A5E9A7

#A7A5E9#A7A5E9

Variants

#FBEFEF#FBEFEF

#D75F5B#D75F5B

#F59B98#F59B98

#DDB2B1#DDB2B1

White#FFFFFF

#FFBAB8#FFBAB8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

Salmon Rose#E7968B

#E9A7A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E9A7A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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