HEX atlas value

#F3AE9B

#F3AE9B is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 174, 155, HSL 13, 79%, 78%, has luminance 0.5169, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F3AE9B Sample readable text

HEX #F3AE9B

RGB rgb(243, 174, 155)

HSL hsl(13 79% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 36, 5)

Luminance 0.5169

Contrast Black 11.34:1White 1.85:1

CSS

--color-f3ae9b: #F3AE9B;
.background-f3ae9b { background-color: #F3AE9B; }
.text-f3ae9b { color: #F3AE9B; }

Luminance0.5169

Black text11.34:1AA Pass

White text1.85:1AA 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":"#F3AE9B","rgb":[243,174,155],"hsl":[13,79,78],"cmyk":[0,28,36,5],"luminance":0.5169,"contrast":{"black":11.34,"white":1.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDF0ED","hex":"#FDF0ED","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.86,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F3DA9B","hex":"#F3DA9B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.31,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9BE0F3","hex":"#9BE0F3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.35,"contrastWhite":1.46,"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/f3ae9b.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":"#9BE0F3","analogous":["#F39BB4","#F3DA9B"],"triadic":["#9BF3AE","#AE9BF3"],"tetradic":["#B4F39B","#9BE0F3","#DA9BF3"],"splitComplementary":["#9BF3DA","#9BB4F3"],"monochromatic":["#FDF0ED","#F3AE9B","#EA6B48"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDF0ED","dark":"#EA6B48","saturated":"#FFA78F","desaturated":"#E7B5A7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC7B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":17.69180601295413},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":30.347981810987037},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":30.675723300355934}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3AE9B

#F3AE9B is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F3AE9B is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 243, 174, and 155, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg with 79% 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 0.5169, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.34:1AA Pass

White text1.85:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3AE9B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.34:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDF0ED#000000 text · best 18.86:1#FDF0ED

#F3DA9B#000000 text · best 15.31:1#F3DA9B

#9BE0F3#000000 text · best 14.35:1#9BE0F3

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

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

Generated Palette

#F3AE9B#F3AE9B

#9BE0F3#9BE0F3

#F39BB4#F39BB4

#F3DA9B#F3DA9B

#FDF0ED#FDF0ED

#EA6B48#EA6B48

Color Harmonies

#9BE0F3#9BE0F3

#F39BB4#F39BB4

#F3DA9B#F3DA9B

#9BF3AE#9BF3AE

#AE9BF3#AE9BF3

Variants

#FDF0ED#FDF0ED

#EA6B48#EA6B48

#FFA78F#FFA78F

#E7B5A7#E7B5A7

White#FFFFFF

#FFC7B8#FFC7B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Melon#FDBCB4

Burly Wood#DEB887

#F3AE9B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3AE9B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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