HEX atlas value

#F9A994

#F9A994 is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 169, 148, HSL 12, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.5065, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F9A994 Sample readable text

HEX #F9A994

RGB rgb(249, 169, 148)

HSL hsl(12 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.5065

Contrast Black 11.13:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-f9a994: #F9A994;
.background-f9a994 { background-color: #F9A994; }
.text-f9a994 { color: #F9A994; }

Luminance0.5065

Black text11.13:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA 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":"#F9A994","rgb":[249,169,148],"hsl":[12,89,78],"cmyk":[0,32,41,2],"luminance":0.5065,"contrast":{"black":11.13,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEEFEC","hex":"#FEEFEC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.77,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9DB95","hex":"#F9DB95","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.59,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#95E5F9","hex":"#95E5F9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.85,"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":"#ECB0A1","hex":"#ECB0A1","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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/f9a994.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":"#95E5F9","analogous":["#F995B3","#F9DB95"],"triadic":["#95F9A9","#A995F9"],"tetradic":["#B3F995","#95E5F9","#DB95F9"],"splitComplementary":["#95F9DB","#95B3F9"],"monochromatic":["#FEEFEC","#F9A994","#F4633E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEEFEC","dark":"#F4633E","saturated":"#FFA58F","desaturated":"#ECB0A1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC6B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":20.12461179749811},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":27.676705006196094},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":28.160255680657446},{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":29.46183972531247}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F9A994

#F9A994 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F9A994 is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 249, 169, and 148, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.5065, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.13:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9A994 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.13:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEEFEC#000000 text · best 18.77:1#FEEFEC

#F9DB95#000000 text · best 15.59:1#F9DB95

#95E5F9#000000 text · best 14.85:1#95E5F9

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

#ECB0A1#000000 text · best 11.29:1#ECB0A1

Generated Palette

#F9A994#F9A994

#95E5F9#95E5F9

#F995B3#F995B3

#F9DB95#F9DB95

#FEEFEC#FEEFEC

#F4633E#F4633E

Color Harmonies

#95E5F9#95E5F9

#F995B3#F995B3

#F9DB95#F9DB95

#95F9A9#95F9A9

#A995F9#A995F9

Variants

#FEEFEC#FEEFEC

#F4633E#F4633E

#FFA58F#FFA58F

#ECB0A1#ECB0A1

White#FFFFFF

#FFC6B8#FFC6B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

#F9A994

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F9A994

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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