HEX atlas value

#EFB6B3

#EFB6B3 is a warm red HEX color close to Melon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 182, 179, HSL 3, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.5506, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#EFB6B3 Sample readable text

HEX #EFB6B3

RGB rgb(239, 182, 179)

HSL hsl(3 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 25, 6)

Luminance 0.5506

Contrast Black 12.01:1White 1.75:1

CSS

--color-efb6b3: #EFB6B3;
.background-efb6b3 { background-color: #EFB6B3; }
.text-efb6b3 { color: #EFB6B3; }

Luminance0.5506

Black text12.01:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA 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":"#EFB6B3","rgb":[239,182,179],"hsl":[3,65,82],"cmyk":[0,24,25,6],"luminance":0.5506,"contrast":{"black":12.01,"white":1.75}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B3ECEF","hex":"#B3ECEF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.16,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFD4B3","hex":"#EFD4B3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.74,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.34,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Melon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efb6b3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lotus-pink.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B3ECEF","analogous":["#EFB3CE","#EFD4B3"],"triadic":["#B3EFB6","#B6B3EF"],"tetradic":["#CEEFB3","#B3ECEF","#D4B3EF"],"splitComplementary":["#B3EFD4","#B3CEEF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFB6B3","#DF6D68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DF6D68","saturated":"#F9ADA9","desaturated":"#E5BFBD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFCFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":15.264337522473747},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":16.911534525287763},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":19.519221295943137},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":19.519221295943137},{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":19.849433241279208}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFB6B3

#EFB6B3 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #EFB6B3 is visually closest to Melon, a named red color with HEX #FDBCB4.

The RGB channels are 239, 182, and 179, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 65% saturation and 82% 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, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.5506, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.01:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFB6B3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#B3ECEF#000000 text · best 16.16:1#B3ECEF

#EFD4B3#000000 text · best 14.74:1#EFD4B3

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

Baby Pink#000000 text · best 13.34:1#F4C2C2

Generated Palette

#EFB6B3#EFB6B3

#B3ECEF#B3ECEF

#EFB3CE#EFB3CE

#EFD4B3#EFD4B3

White#FFFFFF

#DF6D68#DF6D68

Color Harmonies

#B3ECEF#B3ECEF

#EFB3CE#EFB3CE

#EFD4B3#EFD4B3

#B3EFB6#B3EFB6

#B6B3EF#B6B3EF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DF6D68#DF6D68

#F9ADA9#F9ADA9

#E5BFBD#E5BFBD

White#FFFFFF

#FFCFCC#FFCFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Melon#FDBCB4

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Baby Pink#F4C2C2

#EFB6B3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFB6B3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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