HEX atlas value

#F5B3AD

#F5B3AD is a warm red HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 179, 173, HSL 5, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.5467, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F5B3AD Sample readable text

HEX #F5B3AD

RGB rgb(245, 179, 173)

HSL hsl(5 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.5467

Contrast Black 11.93:1White 1.76:1

CSS

--color-f5b3ad: #F5B3AD;
.background-f5b3ad { background-color: #F5B3AD; }
.text-f5b3ad { color: #F5B3AD; }

Luminance0.5467

Black text11.93:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA 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":"#F5B3AD","rgb":[245,179,173],"hsl":[5,78,82],"cmyk":[0,27,29,4],"luminance":0.5467,"contrast":{"black":11.93,"white":1.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.76,"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":"#ADEFF5","hex":"#ADEFF5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.44,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5D7AD","hex":"#F5D7AD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.21,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Pink","hex":"#FFB6C1","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.71,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","pastel","pastel red","Pastel 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/f5b3ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ADEFF5","analogous":["#F5ADCB","#F5D7AD"],"triadic":["#ADF5B3","#B3ADF5"],"tetradic":["#CBF5AD","#ADEFF5","#D7ADF5"],"splitComplementary":["#ADF5D7","#ADCBF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5B3AD","#EB685C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#EB685C","saturated":"#FFABA3","desaturated":"#EBBCB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD0CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":11.661903789690601},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":12.24744871391589},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":17},{"slug":"light-pink","name":"Light Pink","hex":"#FFB6C1","distance":22.561028345356956}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5B3AD

#F5B3AD is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F5B3AD is visually closest to Pastel Coral, a named red color with HEX #FFB3A7.

The RGB channels are 245, 179, and 173, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg with 78% 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 0.5467, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.93:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5B3AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.93:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#ADEFF5#000000 text · best 16.44:1#ADEFF5

#F5D7AD#000000 text · best 15.21:1#F5D7AD

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

Light Pink#000000 text · best 12.71:1#FFB6C1

Generated Palette

#F5B3AD#F5B3AD

#ADEFF5#ADEFF5

#F5ADCB#F5ADCB

#F5D7AD#F5D7AD

White#FFFFFF

#EB685C#EB685C

Color Harmonies

#ADEFF5#ADEFF5

#F5ADCB#F5ADCB

#F5D7AD#F5D7AD

#ADF5B3#ADF5B3

#B3ADF5#B3ADF5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#EB685C#EB685C

#FFABA3#FFABA3

#EBBCB7#EBBCB7

White#FFFFFF

#FFD0CC#FFD0CC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Melon#FDBCB4

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Light Pink#FFB6C1

#F5B3AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5B3AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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