HEX atlas value

#F2B8B0

#F2B8B0 is a warm red HEX color close to Melon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 184, 176, HSL 7, 72%, 82%, has luminance 0.5629, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F2B8B0 Sample readable text

HEX #F2B8B0

RGB rgb(242, 184, 176)

HSL hsl(7 72% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 27, 5)

Luminance 0.5629

Contrast Black 12.26:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-f2b8b0: #F2B8B0;
.background-f2b8b0 { background-color: #F2B8B0; }
.text-f2b8b0 { color: #F2B8B0; }

Luminance0.5629

Black text12.26:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#F2B8B0","rgb":[242,184,176],"hsl":[7,72,82],"cmyk":[0,24,27,5],"luminance":0.5629,"contrast":{"black":12.26,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"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":"#B0EAF2","hex":"#B0EAF2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.9,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2D9B0","hex":"#F2D9B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.33,"contrastWhite":1.37,"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":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","pastel","pastel red","Melon 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/f2b8b0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B0EAF2","analogous":["#F2B0C9","#F2D9B0"],"triadic":["#B0F2B8","#B8B0F2"],"tetradic":["#C9F2B0","#B0EAF2","#D9B0F2"],"splitComplementary":["#B0F2D9","#B0C9F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2B8B0","#E57161"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E57161","saturated":"#FCB0A6","desaturated":"#E8C0BA","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD2CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":12.36931687685298},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":16.583123951777},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":17.74823934929885},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":18.57417562100671},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":19.339079605813716}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2B8B0

#F2B8B0 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F2B8B0 is visually closest to Melon, a named red color with HEX #FDBCB4.

The RGB channels are 242, 184, and 176, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 72% saturation and 82% 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 0.5629, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.26:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2B8B0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#B0EAF2#000000 text · best 15.9:1#B0EAF2

#F2D9B0#000000 text · best 15.33:1#F2D9B0

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

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

Generated Palette

#F2B8B0#F2B8B0

#B0EAF2#B0EAF2

#F2B0C9#F2B0C9

#F2D9B0#F2D9B0

White#FFFFFF

#E57161#E57161

Color Harmonies

#B0EAF2#B0EAF2

#F2B0C9#F2B0C9

#F2D9B0#F2D9B0

#B0F2B8#B0F2B8

#B8B0F2#B8B0F2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E57161#E57161

#FCB0A6#FCB0A6

#E8C0BA#E8C0BA

White#FFFFFF

#FFD2CC#FFD2CC

Nearest Named Colors

Melon#FDBCB4

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

#F2B8B0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2B8B0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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