HEX atlas value

#EF9F9F

#EF9F9F is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 159, 159, HSL 0, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.4565, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#EF9F9F Sample readable text

HEX #EF9F9F

RGB rgb(239, 159, 159)

HSL hsl(0 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.4565

Contrast Black 10.13:1White 2.07:1

CSS

--color-ef9f9f: #EF9F9F;
.background-ef9f9f { background-color: #EF9F9F; }
.text-ef9f9f { color: #EF9F9F; }

Luminance0.4565

Black text10.13:1AA Pass

White text2.07:1AA 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":"#EF9F9F","rgb":[239,159,159],"hsl":[0,71,78],"cmyk":[0,33,33,6],"luminance":0.4565,"contrast":{"black":10.13,"white":2.07}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCEEEE","hex":"#FCEEEE","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.6,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9FEFEF","hex":"#9FEFEF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.07,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFC79F","hex":"#EFC79F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.34,"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","pastel","pastel red","Soft Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ef9f9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-pink.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FEFEF","analogous":["#EF9FC7","#EFC79F"],"triadic":["#9FEF9F","#9F9FEF"],"tetradic":["#C7EF9F","#9FEFEF","#C79FEF"],"splitComplementary":["#9FEFC7","#9FC7EF"],"monochromatic":["#FCEEEE","#EF9F9F","#E15151"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCEEEE","dark":"#E15151","saturated":"#FB9393","desaturated":"#E2ABAB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFB8B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":15.033296378372908},{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"flamingo-pink","name":"Flamingo Pink","hex":"#FC8EAC","distance":25.03996805109783},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":26.832815729997478}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EF9F9F

#EF9F9F is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #EF9F9F is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 239, 159, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 71% saturation and 78% 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.4565, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.13:1AA Pass

White text2.07:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EF9F9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.13:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCEEEE#000000 text · best 18.6:1#FCEEEE

#9FEFEF#000000 text · best 16.07:1#9FEFEF

#EFC79F#000000 text · best 13.34:1#EFC79F

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

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

Generated Palette

#EF9F9F#EF9F9F

#9FEFEF#9FEFEF

#EF9FC7#EF9FC7

#EFC79F#EFC79F

#FCEEEE#FCEEEE

#E15151#E15151

Color Harmonies

#9FEFEF#9FEFEF

#EF9FC7#EF9FC7

#EFC79F#EFC79F

#9FEF9F#9FEF9F

#9F9FEF#9F9FEF

Variants

#FCEEEE#FCEEEE

#E15151#E15151

#FB9393#FB9393

#E2ABAB#E2ABAB

White#FFFFFF

#FFB8B8#FFB8B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Flamingo Pink#FC8EAC

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

#EF9F9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EF9F9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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