HEX atlas value

#EFB8B3

#EFB8B3 is a warm red HEX color close to Melon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 184, 179, HSL 5, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.5589, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#EFB8B3 Sample readable text

HEX #EFB8B3

RGB rgb(239, 184, 179)

HSL hsl(5 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 25, 6)

Luminance 0.5589

Contrast Black 12.18:1White 1.72:1

CSS

--color-efb8b3: #EFB8B3;
.background-efb8b3 { background-color: #EFB8B3; }
.text-efb8b3 { color: #EFB8B3; }

Luminance0.5589

Black text12.18:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA 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":"#EFB8B3","rgb":[239,184,179],"hsl":[5,65,82],"cmyk":[0,23,25,6],"luminance":0.5589,"contrast":{"black":12.18,"white":1.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.72,"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":"#B3EAEF","hex":"#B3EAEF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.93,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFD6B3","hex":"#EFD6B3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.94,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"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/efb8b3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/baby-pink.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B3EAEF","analogous":["#EFB3CC","#EFD6B3"],"triadic":["#B3EFB8","#B8B3EF"],"tetradic":["#CCEFB3","#B3EAEF","#D6B3EF"],"splitComplementary":["#B3EFD6","#B3CCEF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFB8B3","#DF7168"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DF7168","saturated":"#F9B0A9","desaturated":"#E5C1BD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD0CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":14.594519519326424},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":17.578395831246947},{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":20.615528128088304}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFB8B3

#EFB8B3 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #EFB8B3 is visually closest to Melon, a named red color with HEX #FDBCB4.

The RGB channels are 239, 184, and 179, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg 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 0.5589, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.18:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFB8B3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.18:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#B3EAEF#000000 text · best 15.93:1#B3EAEF

#EFD6B3#000000 text · best 14.94:1#EFD6B3

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

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

Generated Palette

#EFB8B3#EFB8B3

#B3EAEF#B3EAEF

#EFB3CC#EFB3CC

#EFD6B3#EFD6B3

White#FFFFFF

#DF7168#DF7168

Color Harmonies

#B3EAEF#B3EAEF

#EFB3CC#EFB3CC

#EFD6B3#EFD6B3

#B3EFB8#B3EFB8

#B8B3EF#B8B3EF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DF7168#DF7168

#F9B0A9#F9B0A9

#E5C1BD#E5C1BD

White#FFFFFF

#FFD0CC#FFD0CC

Nearest Named Colors

Melon#FDBCB4

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Baby Pink#F4C2C2

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

#EFB8B3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFB8B3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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