HEX atlas value

#ECACA2

#ECACA2 is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 172, 162, HSL 8, 66%, 78%, has luminance 0.4995, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#ECACA2 Sample readable text

HEX #ECACA2

RGB rgb(236, 172, 162)

HSL hsl(8 66% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 31, 7)

Luminance 0.4995

Contrast Black 10.99:1White 1.91:1

CSS

--color-ecaca2: #ECACA2;
.background-ecaca2 { background-color: #ECACA2; }
.text-ecaca2 { color: #ECACA2; }

Luminance0.4995

Black text10.99:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA 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":"#ECACA2","rgb":[236,172,162],"hsl":[8,66,78],"cmyk":[0,27,31,7],"luminance":0.4995,"contrast":{"black":10.99,"white":1.91}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.91,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF0EE","hex":"#FCF0EE","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.84,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A2E2EC","hex":"#A2E2EC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ECD1A2","hex":"#ECD1A2","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.21,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"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/ecaca2.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/lotus-pink.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A2E2EC","analogous":["#ECA2BD","#ECD1A2"],"triadic":["#A2ECAC","#ACA2EC"],"tetradic":["#BDECA2","#A2E2EC","#D1A2EC"],"splitComplementary":["#A2ECD1","#A2BDEC"],"monochromatic":["#FCF0EE","#ECACA2","#DC6856"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF0EE","dark":"#DC6856","saturated":"#F8A396","desaturated":"#E0B5AE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC1B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":20.85665361461421},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":24.859605789312106},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":30.430248109405877}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECACA2

#ECACA2 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #ECACA2 is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 236, 172, and 162, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg with 66% 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 0.4995, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.99:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECACA2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.91:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF0EE#000000 text · best 18.84:1#FCF0EE

#A2E2EC#000000 text · best 14.63:1#A2E2EC

#ECD1A2#000000 text · best 14.21:1#ECD1A2

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

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

Generated Palette

#ECACA2#ECACA2

#A2E2EC#A2E2EC

#ECA2BD#ECA2BD

#ECD1A2#ECD1A2

#FCF0EE#FCF0EE

#DC6856#DC6856

Color Harmonies

#A2E2EC#A2E2EC

#ECA2BD#ECA2BD

#ECD1A2#ECD1A2

#A2ECAC#A2ECAC

#ACA2EC#ACA2EC

Variants

#FCF0EE#FCF0EE

#DC6856#DC6856

#F8A396#F8A396

#E0B5AE#E0B5AE

White#FFFFFF

#FFC1B8#FFC1B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Melon#FDBCB4

Travertine#D6C1A3

#ECACA2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECACA2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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