Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#EA837B

#EA837B is a warm red HEX color close to Light Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 131, 123, HSL 4, 73%, 70%, has luminance 0.3516, and belongs to the vibrant group.

redwarmvibrant
#EA837B Sample readable text
HEX #EA837B
RGB rgb(234, 131, 123)
HSL hsl(4 73% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 44, 47, 8)
Luminance 0.3516
Contrast Black 8.03:1White 2.61:1

CSS

--color-ea837b: #EA837B;
.background-ea837b { background-color: #EA837B; }
.text-ea837b { color: #EA837B; }

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
Luminance0.3516
Black text8.03:1AA Pass
White text2.61:1AA 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":"#EA837B","rgb":[234,131,123],"hsl":[4,73,70],"cmyk":[0,44,47,8],"luminance":0.3516,"contrast":{"black":8.03,"white":2.61}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F7CDCA","hex":"#F7CDCA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.54,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7BE3EA","hex":"#7BE3EA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.02,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EABA7B","hex":"#EABA7B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.81,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.13,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Light Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ea837b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#7BE3EA","analogous":["#EA7BAB","#EABA7B"],"triadic":["#7BEA82","#827BEA"],"tetradic":["#ABEA7B","#7BE3EA","#BA7BEA"],"splitComplementary":["#7BEABA","#7BABEA"],"monochromatic":["#F7CDCA","#EA837B","#DE372B"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F7CDCA","dark":"#DE372B","saturated":"#FB746A","desaturated":"#DA918B","pastel":"#FAECEB","neon":"#FF968F"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":8.366600265340756},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":18.601075237738275},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":19.05255888325765},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":24.06241883103193},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":25.019992006393608}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #EA837B

#EA837B is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #EA837B is visually closest to Light Coral, a named red color with HEX #F08080.

The RGB channels are 234, 131, and 123, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 4deg with 73% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.3516, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.03:1AA Pass
White text2.61:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EA837B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.03:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7CDCA#000000 text · best 14.54:1#F7CDCA
#7BE3EA#000000 text · best 14.02:1#7BE3EA
#EABA7B#000000 text · best 11.81:1#EABA7B
Salmon Rose#000000 text · best 9.13:1#E7968B
Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

Generated Palette

#EA837B#EA837B
#7BE3EA#7BE3EA
#EA7BAB#EA7BAB
#EABA7B#EABA7B
#F7CDCA#F7CDCA
#DE372B#DE372B

Color Harmonies

#7BE3EA#7BE3EA
#EA7BAB#EA7BAB
#EABA7B#EABA7B
#7BEA82#7BEA82
#827BEA#827BEA

Variants

#F7CDCA#F7CDCA
#DE372B#DE372B
#FB746A#FB746A
#DA918B#DA918B
#FAECEB#FAECEB
#FF968F#FF968F

Nearest Named Colors

Light Coral#F08080
Salmon#FA8072
Dark Salmon#E9967A
Coral Reef#FD7C6E
Salmon Rose#E7968B

Related HEX Guides

Light Coral colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F08080.Salmon colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FA8072.Dark Salmon colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E9967A.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors in the vibrant group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#EA837B APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.