HEX atlas value

#F5B6AD

#F5B6AD is a warm red HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 182, 173, HSL 7, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.5589, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F5B6AD Sample readable text

HEX #F5B6AD

RGB rgb(245, 182, 173)

HSL hsl(7 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.5589

Contrast Black 12.18:1White 1.72:1

CSS

--color-f5b6ad: #F5B6AD;
.background-f5b6ad { background-color: #F5B6AD; }
.text-f5b6ad { color: #F5B6AD; }

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":"#F5B6AD","rgb":[245,182,173],"hsl":[7,78,82],"cmyk":[0,26,29,4],"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":"#ADEDF5","hex":"#ADEDF5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.21,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5D9AD","hex":"#F5D9AD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.41,"contrastWhite":1.36,"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","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/f5b6ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ADEDF5","analogous":["#F5ADC9","#F5D9AD"],"triadic":["#ADF5B6","#B6ADF5"],"tetradic":["#C9F5AD","#ADEDF5","#D9ADF5"],"splitComplementary":["#ADF5D9","#ADC9F5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5B6AD","#EB6C5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#EB6C5C","saturated":"#FFAEA3","desaturated":"#EBBDB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD2CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":15},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":19.235384061671343},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":20.71231517720798}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5B6AD

#F5B6AD is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F5B6AD is visually closest to Pastel Coral, a named red color with HEX #FFB3A7.

The RGB channels are 245, 182, and 173, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg 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 0.5589, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.04, 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 #F5B6AD 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

#ADEDF5#000000 text · best 16.21:1#ADEDF5

#F5D9AD#000000 text · best 15.41:1#F5D9AD

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

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

Generated Palette

#F5B6AD#F5B6AD

#ADEDF5#ADEDF5

#F5ADC9#F5ADC9

#F5D9AD#F5D9AD

White#FFFFFF

#EB6C5C#EB6C5C

Color Harmonies

#ADEDF5#ADEDF5

#F5ADC9#F5ADC9

#F5D9AD#F5D9AD

#ADF5B6#ADF5B6

#B6ADF5#B6ADF5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#EB6C5C#EB6C5C

#FFAEA3#FFAEA3

#EBBDB7#EBBDB7

White#FFFFFF

#FFD2CC#FFD2CC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Melon#FDBCB4

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#F5B6AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5B6AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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