HEX atlas value

#F8B7AB

#F8B7AB is a warm red HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 183, 171, HSL 9, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.5676, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F8B7AB Sample readable text

HEX #F8B7AB

RGB rgb(248, 183, 171)

HSL hsl(9 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.5676

Contrast Black 12.35:1White 1.7:1

CSS

--color-f8b7ab: #F8B7AB;
.background-f8b7ab { background-color: #F8B7AB; }
.text-f8b7ab { color: #F8B7AB; }

Luminance0.5676

Black text12.35:1AA Pass

White text1.7:1AA 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":"#F8B7AB","rgb":[248,183,171],"hsl":[9,85,82],"cmyk":[0,26,31,3],"luminance":0.5676,"contrast":{"black":12.35,"white":1.7}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.7,"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":"#AAECF8","hex":"#AAECF8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.06,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8DDAA","hex":"#F8DDAA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.91,"contrastWhite":1.32,"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/f8b7ab.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":"#AAECF8","analogous":["#F8AAC5","#F8DDAA"],"triadic":["#AAF8B6","#B6AAF8"],"tetradic":["#C5F8AA","#AAECF8","#DDAAF8"],"splitComplementary":["#AAF8DD","#AAC5F8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F8B7AB","#F16D55"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F16D55","saturated":"#FFB1A3","desaturated":"#EEBDB4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD4CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":9},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":15.329709716755891},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":21.633307652783937}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8B7AB

#F8B7AB is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F8B7AB is visually closest to Pastel Coral, a named red color with HEX #FFB3A7.

The RGB channels are 248, 183, and 171, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg 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 0.5676, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.35:1AA Pass

White text1.7:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8B7AB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.35:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.7:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#AAECF8#000000 text · best 16.06:1#AAECF8

#F8DDAA#000000 text · best 15.91:1#F8DDAA

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

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

Generated Palette

#F8B7AB#F8B7AB

#AAECF8#AAECF8

#F8AAC5#F8AAC5

#F8DDAA#F8DDAA

White#FFFFFF

#F16D55#F16D55

Color Harmonies

#AAECF8#AAECF8

#F8AAC5#F8AAC5

#F8DDAA#F8DDAA

#AAF8B6#AAF8B6

#B6AAF8#B6AAF8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F16D55#F16D55

#FFB1A3#FFB1A3

#EEBDB4#EEBDB4

White#FFFFFF

#FFD4CC#FFD4CC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Melon#FDBCB4

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

#F8B7AB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8B7AB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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