HEX atlas value

#EFAF9F

#EFAF9F is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 175, 159, HSL 12, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.5151, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#EFAF9F Sample readable text

HEX #EFAF9F

RGB rgb(239, 175, 159)

HSL hsl(12 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.5151

Contrast Black 11.3:1White 1.86:1

CSS

--color-efaf9f: #EFAF9F;
.background-efaf9f { background-color: #EFAF9F; }
.text-efaf9f { color: #EFAF9F; }

Luminance0.5151

Black text11.3:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA 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":"#EFAF9F","rgb":[239,175,159],"hsl":[12,71,78],"cmyk":[0,27,33,6],"luminance":0.5151,"contrast":{"black":11.3,"white":1.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.86,"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":"#EFD79F","hex":"#EFD79F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.89,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9FDFEF","hex":"#9FDFEF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.28,"contrastWhite":1.47,"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","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/efaf9f.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/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FDFEF","analogous":["#EF9FB7","#EFD79F"],"triadic":["#9FEFAF","#AF9FEF"],"tetradic":["#B7EF9F","#9FDFEF","#D79FEF"],"splitComplementary":["#9FEFD7","#9FB7EF"],"monochromatic":["#FCF0EE","#EFAF9F","#E16E51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF0EE","dark":"#E16E51","saturated":"#FBA893","desaturated":"#E2B6AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC6B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":18.33030277982336},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":27.331300737432898},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":27.65863337187866},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":28.39013913315678}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFAF9F

#EFAF9F is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #EFAF9F is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 239, 175, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.5151, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.93, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.3:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFAF9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#EFD79F#000000 text · best 14.89:1#EFD79F

#9FDFEF#000000 text · best 14.28:1#9FDFEF

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

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

Generated Palette

#EFAF9F#EFAF9F

#9FDFEF#9FDFEF

#EF9FB7#EF9FB7

#EFD79F#EFD79F

#FCF0EE#FCF0EE

#E16E51#E16E51

Color Harmonies

#9FDFEF#9FDFEF

#EF9FB7#EF9FB7

#EFD79F#EFD79F

#9FEFAF#9FEFAF

#AF9FEF#AF9FEF

Variants

#FCF0EE#FCF0EE

#E16E51#E16E51

#FBA893#FBA893

#E2B6AB#E2B6AB

White#FFFFFF

#FFC6B8#FFC6B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Melon#FDBCB4

#EFAF9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFAF9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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