HEX atlas value

#EFA89F

#EFA89F is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 168, 159, HSL 7, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.4886, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#EFA89F Sample readable text

HEX #EFA89F

RGB rgb(239, 168, 159)

HSL hsl(7 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.4886

Contrast Black 10.77:1White 1.95:1

CSS

--color-efa89f: #EFA89F;
.background-efa89f { background-color: #EFA89F; }
.text-efa89f { color: #EFA89F; }

Luminance0.4886

Black text10.77:1AA Pass

White text1.95:1AA 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":"#EFA89F","rgb":[239,168,159],"hsl":[7,71,78],"cmyk":[0,30,33,6],"luminance":0.4886,"contrast":{"black":10.77,"white":1.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.95,"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":"#9FE5EF","hex":"#9FE5EF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.93,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFD09F","hex":"#EFD09F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.19,"contrastWhite":1.48,"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":"#E2B2AB","hex":"#E2B2AB","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.19,"contrastWhite":1.88,"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/efa89f.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":"#9FE5EF","analogous":["#EF9FBE","#EFD09F"],"triadic":["#9FEFA8","#A89FEF"],"tetradic":["#BEEF9F","#9FE5EF","#D09FEF"],"splitComplementary":["#9FEFD0","#9FBEEF"],"monochromatic":["#FCEFEE","#EFA89F","#E16151"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCEFEE","dark":"#E16151","saturated":"#FB9F93","desaturated":"#E2B2AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC0B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":21},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":26.49528259898354},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":28.071337695236398},{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":28.460498941515414}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFA89F

#EFA89F is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #EFA89F is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 239, 168, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg 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 0.4886, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.77:1AA Pass

White text1.95:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFA89F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.77:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#9FE5EF#000000 text · best 14.93:1#9FE5EF

#EFD09F#000000 text · best 14.19:1#EFD09F

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

#E2B2AB#000000 text · best 11.19:1#E2B2AB

Generated Palette

#EFA89F#EFA89F

#9FE5EF#9FE5EF

#EF9FBE#EF9FBE

#EFD09F#EFD09F

#FCEFEE#FCEFEE

#E16151#E16151

Color Harmonies

#9FE5EF#9FE5EF

#EF9FBE#EF9FBE

#EFD09F#EFD09F

#9FEFA8#9FEFA8

#A89FEF#A89FEF

Variants

#FCEFEE#FCEFEE

#E16151#E16151

#FB9F93#FB9F93

#E2B2AB#E2B2AB

White#FFFFFF

#FFC0B8#FFC0B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

#EFA89F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFA89F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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