HEX atlas value

#F6A698

#F6A698 is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 166, 152, HSL 9, 84%, 78%, has luminance 0.4913, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F6A698 Sample readable text

HEX #F6A698

RGB rgb(246, 166, 152)

HSL hsl(9 84% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 38, 4)

Luminance 0.4913

Contrast Black 10.83:1White 1.94:1

CSS

--color-f6a698: #F6A698;
.background-f6a698 { background-color: #F6A698; }
.text-f6a698 { color: #F6A698; }

Luminance0.4913

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA 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":"#F6A698","rgb":[246,166,152],"hsl":[9,84,78],"cmyk":[0,33,38,4],"luminance":0.4913,"contrast":{"black":10.83,"white":1.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDEFEC","hex":"#FDEFEC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.73,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#98E8F6","hex":"#98E8F6","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.21,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6D598","hex":"#F6D598","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.89,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EAAFA4","hex":"#EAAFA4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.17,"contrastWhite":1.88,"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/f6a698.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/salmon-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98E8F6","analogous":["#F698B9","#F6D598"],"triadic":["#98F6A6","#A698F6"],"tetradic":["#B9F698","#98E8F6","#D598F6"],"splitComplementary":["#98F6D5","#98B9F6"],"monochromatic":["#FDEFEC","#F6A698","#EF5D43"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDEFEC","dark":"#EF5D43","saturated":"#FFA08F","desaturated":"#EAAFA4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC2B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":21.79449471770337},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":25.495097567963924},{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"flamingo-pink","name":"Flamingo Pink","hex":"#FC8EAC","distance":31.811947441173732}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6A698

#F6A698 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F6A698 is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 246, 166, and 152, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 84% 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 0.4913, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6A698 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDEFEC#000000 text · best 18.73:1#FDEFEC

#98E8F6#000000 text · best 15.21:1#98E8F6

#F6D598#000000 text · best 14.89:1#F6D598

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

#EAAFA4#000000 text · best 11.17:1#EAAFA4

Generated Palette

#F6A698#F6A698

#98E8F6#98E8F6

#F698B9#F698B9

#F6D598#F6D598

#FDEFEC#FDEFEC

#EF5D43#EF5D43

Color Harmonies

#98E8F6#98E8F6

#F698B9#F698B9

#F6D598#F6D598

#98F6A6#98F6A6

#A698F6#A698F6

Variants

#FDEFEC#FDEFEC

#EF5D43#EF5D43

#FFA08F#FFA08F

#EAAFA4#EAAFA4

White#FFFFFF

#FFC2B8#FFC2B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

Flamingo Pink#FC8EAC

#F6A698

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6A698

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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