HEX atlas value

#E9B3A5

#E9B3A5 is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 233, 179, 165, HSL 12, 61%, 78%, has luminance 0.5228, and belongs to the balanced group.

#E9B3A5 Sample readable text
HEX #E9B3A5
RGB rgb(233, 179, 165)
HSL hsl(12 61% 78%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 29, 9)
Luminance 0.5228
Contrast Black 11.46:1White 1.83:1

CSS

--color-e9b3a5: #E9B3A5;
.background-e9b3a5 { background-color: #E9B3A5; }
.text-e9b3a5 { color: #E9B3A5; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5228
Black text11.46:1AA Pass
White text1.83:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#E9B3A5","rgb":[233,179,165],"hsl":[12,61,78],"cmyk":[0,23,29,9],"luminance":0.5228,"contrast":{"black":11.46,"white":1.83}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#FBF1EF","hex":"#FBF1EF","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.93,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E9D5A5","hex":"#E9D5A5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.53,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A5DBE9","hex":"#A5DBE9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.91,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"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/e9b3a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#A5DBE9","analogous":["#E9A5B9","#E9D5A5"],"triadic":["#A5E9B2","#B2A5E9"],"tetradic":["#B9E9A5","#A5DBE9","#D5A5E9"],"splitComplementary":["#A5E9D5","#A5B9E9"],"monochromatic":["#FBF1EF","#E9B3A5","#D7745B"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FBF1EF","dark":"#D7745B","saturated":"#F5AB98","desaturated":"#DDBAB1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC6B8"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":22.090722034374522},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":24.49489742783178},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":25.787593916455254}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E9B3A5

#E9B3A5 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E9B3A5 is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 233, 179, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.5228, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.46:1AA Pass
White text1.83:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E9B3A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.46:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBF1EF#000000 text · best 18.93:1#FBF1EF
#E9D5A5#000000 text · best 14.53:1#E9D5A5
#A5DBE9#000000 text · best 13.91:1#A5DBE9
Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF
Pastel Coral#000000 text · best 12.26:1#FFB3A7

Generated Palette

#E9B3A5#E9B3A5
#A5DBE9#A5DBE9
#E9A5B9#E9A5B9
#E9D5A5#E9D5A5
#FBF1EF#FBF1EF
#D7745B#D7745B

Color Harmonies

#A5DBE9#A5DBE9
#E9A5B9#E9A5B9
#E9D5A5#E9D5A5
#A5E9B2#A5E9B2
#B2A5E9#B2A5E9

Variants

#FBF1EF#FBF1EF
#D7745B#D7745B
#F5AB98#F5AB98
#DDBAB1#DDBAB1
White#FFFFFF
#FFC6B8#FFC6B8

Nearest Named Colors