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HEX atlas value

#F8ACAB

#F8ACAB is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 172, 171, HSL 1, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.524, and belongs to the pastel group.

redwarmpastel
#F8ACAB Sample readable text
HEX #F8ACAB
RGB rgb(248, 172, 171)
HSL hsl(1 85% 82%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 31, 3)
Luminance 0.524
Contrast Black 11.48:1White 1.83:1

CSS

--color-f8acab: #F8ACAB;
.background-f8acab { background-color: #F8ACAB; }
.text-f8acab { color: #F8ACAB; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.524
Black text11.48:1AA Pass
White text1.83:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#F8ACAB","rgb":[248,172,171],"hsl":[1,85,82],"cmyk":[0,31,31,3],"luminance":0.524,"contrast":{"black":11.48,"white":1.83}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.83,"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":"#AAF7F8","hex":"#AAF7F8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.37,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8D2AA","hex":"#F8D2AA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.79,"contrastWhite":1.42,"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":"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","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/f8acab.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/lotus-pink.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#AAF7F8","analogous":["#F8AAD0","#F8D2AA"],"triadic":["#AAF8AB","#ABAAF8"],"tetradic":["#D0F8AA","#AAF7F8","#D2AAF8"],"splitComplementary":["#AAF8D2","#AAD0F8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F8ACAB","#F15855"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F15855","saturated":"#FFA5A3","desaturated":"#EEB5B4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFCDCC"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":5.0990195135927845},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"light-pink","name":"Light Pink","hex":"#FFB6C1","distance":25.15949125081825}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #F8ACAB

#F8ACAB is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F8ACAB is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 248, 172, and 171, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 85% 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 0.524, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.48:1AA Pass
White text1.83:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8ACAB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.48:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
#AAF7F8#000000 text · best 17.37:1#AAF7F8
#F8D2AA#000000 text · best 14.79:1#F8D2AA
Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4
Light Pink#000000 text · best 12.71:1#FFB6C1

Generated Palette

#F8ACAB#F8ACAB
#AAF7F8#AAF7F8
#F8AAD0#F8AAD0
#F8D2AA#F8D2AA
White#FFFFFF
#F15855#F15855

Color Harmonies

#AAF7F8#AAF7F8
#F8AAD0#F8AAD0
#F8D2AA#F8D2AA
#AAF8AB#AAF8AB
#ABAAF8#ABAAF8

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#F15855#F15855
#FFA5A3#FFA5A3
#EEB5B4#EEB5B4
White#FFFFFF
#FFCDCC#FFCDCC

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8
Pastel Coral#FFB3A7
Lotus Pink#F4A7B9
Melon#FDBCB4
Light Pink#FFB6C1

Related HEX Guides

Soft Coral colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F7A8A8.Pastel Coral colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFB3A7.Lotus Pink colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F4A7B9.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Pastel colorsFind colors in the pastel group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#F8ACAB APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.