HEX atlas value

#EFA79F

#EFA79F is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 167, 159, HSL 6, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.4849, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#EFA79F Sample readable text

HEX #EFA79F

RGB rgb(239, 167, 159)

HSL hsl(6 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.4849

Contrast Black 10.7:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-efa79f: #EFA79F;
.background-efa79f { background-color: #EFA79F; }
.text-efa79f { color: #EFA79F; }

Luminance0.4849

Black text10.7:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA 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":"#EFA79F","rgb":[239,167,159],"hsl":[6,71,78],"cmyk":[0,30,33,6],"luminance":0.4849,"contrast":{"black":10.7,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCEFEE","hex":"#FCEFEE","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.72,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9FE7EF","hex":"#9FE7EF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.15,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFCF9F","hex":"#EFCF9F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.1,"contrastWhite":1.49,"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/efa79f.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":"#9FE7EF","analogous":["#EF9FBF","#EFCF9F"],"triadic":["#9FEFA7","#A79FEF"],"tetradic":["#BFEF9F","#9FE7EF","#CF9FEF"],"splitComplementary":["#9FEFCF","#9FBFEF"],"monochromatic":["#FCEFEE","#EFA79F","#E15F51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCEFEE","dark":"#E15F51","saturated":"#FB9D93","desaturated":"#E2B1AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFBFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":12.083045973594572},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":21.540659228538015},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":27.440845468024488},{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":27.65863337187866}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFA79F

#EFA79F is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #EFA79F is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 239, 167, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 6deg 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 0.4849, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.7:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFA79F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCEFEE#000000 text · best 18.72:1#FCEFEE

#9FE7EF#000000 text · best 15.15:1#9FE7EF

#EFCF9F#000000 text · best 14.1:1#EFCF9F

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

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

Generated Palette

#EFA79F#EFA79F

#9FE7EF#9FE7EF

#EF9FBF#EF9FBF

#EFCF9F#EFCF9F

#FCEFEE#FCEFEE

#E15F51#E15F51

Color Harmonies

#9FE7EF#9FE7EF

#EF9FBF#EF9FBF

#EFCF9F#EFCF9F

#9FEFA7#9FEFA7

#A79FEF#A79FEF

Variants

#FCEFEE#FCEFEE

#E15F51#E15F51

#FB9D93#FB9D93

#E2B1AB#E2B1AB

White#FFFFFF

#FFBFB8#FFBFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

#EFA79F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFA79F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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