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HEX atlas value

#F9AC94

#F9AC94 is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 172, 148, HSL 14, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.5178, and belongs to the pastel group.

redwarmpastel
#F9AC94 Sample readable text
HEX #F9AC94
RGB rgb(249, 172, 148)
HSL hsl(14 89% 78%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 41, 2)
Luminance 0.5178
Contrast Black 11.36:1White 1.85:1

CSS

--color-f9ac94: #F9AC94;
.background-f9ac94 { background-color: #F9AC94; }
.text-f9ac94 { color: #F9AC94; }

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
Luminance0.5178
Black text11.36:1AA Pass
White text1.85:1AA 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":"#F9AC94","rgb":[249,172,148],"hsl":[14,89,78],"cmyk":[0,31,41,2],"luminance":0.5178,"contrast":{"black":11.36,"white":1.85}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#FEF0EC","hex":"#FEF0EC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.89,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9DE95","hex":"#F9DE95","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.91,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#95E2F9","hex":"#95E2F9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.52,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"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/f9ac94.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/pale-gold.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#95E2F9","analogous":["#F995B0","#F9DE95"],"triadic":["#95F9AC","#AC95F9"],"tetradic":["#B0F995","#95E2F9","#DE95F9"],"splitComplementary":["#95F9DE","#95B0F9"],"monochromatic":["#FEF0EC","#F9AC94","#F4693E"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FEF0EC","dark":"#F4693E","saturated":"#FFA98F","desaturated":"#ECB3A1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC8B8"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":20.493901531919196},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":28.0178514522438},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":29.257477676655586},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":29.816103031751148}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #F9AC94

#F9AC94 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F9AC94 is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 249, 172, and 148, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg 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 0.5178, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.36:1AA Pass
White text1.85:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9AC94 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.36:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEF0EC#000000 text · best 18.89:1#FEF0EC
#F9DE95#000000 text · best 15.91:1#F9DE95
#95E2F9#000000 text · best 14.52:1#95E2F9
Pastel Coral#000000 text · best 12.26:1#FFB3A7
Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#F9AC94#F9AC94
#95E2F9#95E2F9
#F995B0#F995B0
#F9DE95#F9DE95
#FEF0EC#FEF0EC
#F4693E#F4693E

Color Harmonies

#95E2F9#95E2F9
#F995B0#F995B0
#F9DE95#F9DE95
#95F9AC#95F9AC
#AC95F9#AC95F9

Variants

#FEF0EC#FEF0EC
#F4693E#F4693E
#FFA98F#FFA98F
#ECB3A1#ECB3A1
White#FFFFFF
#FFC8B8#FFC8B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8
Pastel Coral#FFB3A7
Pale Gold#E6BE8A
Light Salmon#FFA07A
Salmon Rose#E7968B

Related HEX Guides

Soft Coral colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F7A8A8.Pastel Coral colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFB3A7.Pale Gold colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E6BE8A.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.#F9AC94 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.