HEX atlas value

#ECB7A2

#ECB7A2 is a warm orange HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 183, 162, HSL 17, 66%, 78%, has luminance 0.5431, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#ECB7A2 Sample readable text

HEX #ECB7A2

RGB rgb(236, 183, 162)

HSL hsl(17 66% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 31, 7)

Luminance 0.5431

Contrast Black 11.86:1White 1.77:1

CSS

--color-ecb7a2: #ECB7A2;
.background-ecb7a2 { background-color: #ECB7A2; }
.text-ecb7a2 { color: #ECB7A2; }

Luminance0.5431

Black text11.86:1AA Pass

White text1.77:1AA 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":"#ECB7A2","rgb":[236,183,162],"hsl":[17,66,78],"cmyk":[0,22,31,7],"luminance":0.5431,"contrast":{"black":11.86,"white":1.77}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF2EE","hex":"#FCF2EE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.07,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ECDCA2","hex":"#ECDCA2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.33,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A2D7EC","hex":"#A2D7EC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.47,"contrastWhite":1.56,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Soft Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ecb7a2.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/desert-sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A2D7EC","analogous":["#ECA2B2","#ECDCA2"],"triadic":["#A2ECB7","#B7A2EC"],"tetradic":["#B2ECA2","#A2D7EC","#DCA2EC"],"splitComplementary":["#A2ECDC","#A2B2EC"],"monochromatic":["#FCF2EE","#ECB7A2","#DC7C56"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF2EE","dark":"#DC7C56","saturated":"#F8B296","desaturated":"#E0BCAE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFCCB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":19.544820285692065},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":20.049937655763422},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":24.186773244895647},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":25.25866188063018}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECB7A2

#ECB7A2 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #ECB7A2 is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 236, 183, and 162, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.5431, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.86:1AA Pass

White text1.77:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECB7A2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.86:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.77:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF2EE#000000 text · best 19.07:1#FCF2EE

#ECDCA2#000000 text · best 15.33:1#ECDCA2

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

#A2D7EC#000000 text · best 13.47:1#A2D7EC

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

Generated Palette

#ECB7A2#ECB7A2

#A2D7EC#A2D7EC

#ECA2B2#ECA2B2

#ECDCA2#ECDCA2

#FCF2EE#FCF2EE

#DC7C56#DC7C56

Color Harmonies

#A2D7EC#A2D7EC

#ECA2B2#ECA2B2

#ECDCA2#ECDCA2

#A2ECB7#A2ECB7

#B7A2EC#B7A2EC

Variants

#FCF2EE#FCF2EE

#DC7C56#DC7C56

#F8B296#F8B296

#E0BCAE#E0BCAE

White#FFFFFF

#FFCCB8#FFCCB8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Travertine#D6C1A3

Melon#FDBCB4

#ECB7A2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECB7A2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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