HEX atlas value

#F8BBAB

#F8BBAB is a warm red HEX color close to Melon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 187, 171, HSL 12, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.5844, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F8BBAB Sample readable text

HEX #F8BBAB

RGB rgb(248, 187, 171)

HSL hsl(12 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.5844

Contrast Black 12.69:1White 1.66:1

CSS

--color-f8bbab: #F8BBAB;
.background-f8bbab { background-color: #F8BBAB; }
.text-f8bbab { color: #F8BBAB; }

Luminance0.5844

Black text12.69:1AA Pass

White text1.66:1AA 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":"#F8BBAB","rgb":[248,187,171],"hsl":[12,85,82],"cmyk":[0,25,31,3],"luminance":0.5844,"contrast":{"black":12.69,"white":1.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.66,"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":"#F8E1AA","hex":"#F8E1AA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.34,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#AAE9F8","hex":"#AAE9F8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.72,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","pastel","pastel red","Melon 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/f8bbab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AAE9F8","analogous":["#F8AAC1","#F8E1AA"],"triadic":["#AAF8BA","#BAAAF8"],"tetradic":["#C1F8AA","#AAE9F8","#E1AAF8"],"splitComplementary":["#AAF8E1","#AAC1F8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F8BBAB","#F17455"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F17455","saturated":"#FFB6A3","desaturated":"#EEC0B4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD6CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":10.344080432788601},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":18.24828759089466},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":20.149441679609886}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8BBAB

#F8BBAB is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F8BBAB is visually closest to Melon, a named red color with HEX #FDBCB4.

The RGB channels are 248, 187, and 171, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.5844, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.69:1AA Pass

White text1.66:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8BBAB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.66:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F8E1AA#000000 text · best 16.34:1#F8E1AA

#AAE9F8#000000 text · best 15.72:1#AAE9F8

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

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

Generated Palette

#F8BBAB#F8BBAB

#AAE9F8#AAE9F8

#F8AAC1#F8AAC1

#F8E1AA#F8E1AA

White#FFFFFF

#F17455#F17455

Color Harmonies

#AAE9F8#AAE9F8

#F8AAC1#F8AAC1

#F8E1AA#F8E1AA

#AAF8BA#AAF8BA

#BAAAF8#BAAAF8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F17455#F17455

#FFB6A3#FFB6A3

#EEC0B4#EEC0B4

White#FFFFFF

#FFD6CC#FFD6CC

Nearest Named Colors

Melon#FDBCB4

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Apricot#FBCEB1

#F8BBAB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8BBAB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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