HEX atlas value

#F99994

#F99994 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Pink. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 153, 148, HSL 3, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.4506, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F99994 Sample readable text

HEX #F99994

RGB rgb(249, 153, 148)

HSL hsl(3 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.4506

Contrast Black 10.01:1White 2.1:1

CSS

--color-f99994: #F99994;
.background-f99994 { background-color: #F99994; }
.text-f99994 { color: #F99994; }

Luminance0.4506

Black text10.01:1AA Pass

White text2.1:1AA 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":"#F99994","rgb":[249,153,148],"hsl":[3,89,78],"cmyk":[0,39,41,2],"luminance":0.4506,"contrast":{"black":10.01,"white":2.1}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.1,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEEDEC","hex":"#FEEDEC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.54,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#95F4F9","hex":"#95F4F9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9CC95","hex":"#F9CC95","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.1,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.12,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","pastel","pastel red","Salmon Pink 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/f99994.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-pink.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#95F4F9","analogous":["#F995C2","#F9CC95"],"triadic":["#95F99A","#9A95F9"],"tetradic":["#C2F995","#95F4F9","#CC95F9"],"splitComplementary":["#95F9CC","#95C2F9"],"monochromatic":["#FEEDEC","#F99994","#F4473E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEEDEC","dark":"#F4473E","saturated":"#FF948F","desaturated":"#ECA5A1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFBBB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":20.346989949375804},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"flamingo-pink","name":"Flamingo Pink","hex":"#FC8EAC","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":27.586228448267445}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F99994

#F99994 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F99994 is visually closest to Salmon Pink, a named red color with HEX #FF91A4.

The RGB channels are 249, 153, and 148, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 89% 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 0.4506, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.01:1AA Pass

White text2.1:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F99994 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.1:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEEDEC#000000 text · best 18.54:1#FEEDEC

#95F4F9#000000 text · best 16.59:1#95F4F9

#F9CC95#000000 text · best 14.1:1#F9CC95

Soft Coral#000000 text · best 11.12:1#F7A8A8

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Generated Palette

#F99994#F99994

#95F4F9#95F4F9

#F995C2#F995C2

#F9CC95#F9CC95

#FEEDEC#FEEDEC

#F4473E#F4473E

Color Harmonies

#95F4F9#95F4F9

#F995C2#F995C2

#F9CC95#F9CC95

#95F99A#95F99A

#9A95F9#9A95F9

Variants

#FEEDEC#FEEDEC

#F4473E#F4473E

#FF948F#FF948F

#ECA5A1#ECA5A1

White#FFFFFF

#FFBBB8#FFBBB8

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Flamingo Pink#FC8EAC

Light Salmon#FFA07A

#F99994

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F99994

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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