HEX atlas value

#F9C2BD

#F9C2BD is a warm red HEX color close to Baby Pink. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 194, 189, HSL 5, 83%, 86%, has luminance 0.624, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

red warm light pastel

#F9C2BD Sample readable text

HEX #F9C2BD

RGB rgb(249, 194, 189)

HSL hsl(5 83% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 24, 2)

Luminance 0.624

Contrast Black 13.48:1White 1.56:1

CSS

--color-f9c2bd: #F9C2BD;
.background-f9c2bd { background-color: #F9C2BD; }
.text-f9c2bd { color: #F9C2BD; }

Luminance0.624

Black text13.48:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA 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":"#F9C2BD","rgb":[249,194,189],"hsl":[5,83,86],"cmyk":[0,22,24,2],"luminance":0.624,"contrast":{"black":13.48,"white":1.56}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.56,"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":"#BEF4F9","hex":"#BEF4F9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.5,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9E0BE","hex":"#F9E0BE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.43,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1C9C6","hex":"#F1C9C6","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.91,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Morganite","hex":"#F5C6C6","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.78,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","light","pastel","light red","pastel red","Baby Pink adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f9c2bd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/baby-pink.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/morganite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BEF4F9","analogous":["#F9BED6","#F9E0BE"],"triadic":["#BEF9C3","#C3BEF9"],"tetradic":["#D6F9BE","#BEF4F9","#E0BEF9"],"splitComplementary":["#BEF9E0","#BED6F9"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F9C2BD","#F1756A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F1756A","saturated":"#FFBEB8","desaturated":"#F1C9C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE3E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":7.0710678118654755},{"slug":"morganite","name":"Morganite","hex":"#F5C6C6","distance":10.63014581273465},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":11.532562594670797},{"slug":"light-pink","name":"Light Pink","hex":"#FFB6C1","distance":14},{"slug":"cherry-blossom","name":"Cherry Blossom","hex":"#FFB7C5","distance":14.866068747318506}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F9C2BD

#F9C2BD is classified as a warm red value with light and pastel visual character. #F9C2BD is visually closest to Baby Pink, a named red color with HEX #F4C2C2.

The RGB channels are 249, 194, and 189, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg with 83% saturation and 86% 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 0.624, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.48:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9C2BD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#BEF4F9#000000 text · best 17.5:1#BEF4F9

#F9E0BE#000000 text · best 16.43:1#F9E0BE

#F1C9C6#000000 text · best 13.91:1#F1C9C6

Morganite#000000 text · best 13.78:1#F5C6C6

Generated Palette

#F9C2BD#F9C2BD

#BEF4F9#BEF4F9

#F9BED6#F9BED6

#F9E0BE#F9E0BE

White#FFFFFF

#F1756A#F1756A

Color Harmonies

#BEF4F9#BEF4F9

#F9BED6#F9BED6

#F9E0BE#F9E0BE

#BEF9C3#BEF9C3

#C3BEF9#C3BEF9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F1756A#F1756A

#FFBEB8#FFBEB8

#F1C9C6#F1C9C6

White#FFFFFF

#FFE3E0#FFE3E0

Nearest Named Colors

Baby Pink#F4C2C2

Morganite#F5C6C6

Melon#FDBCB4

Light Pink#FFB6C1

Cherry Blossom#FFB7C5

#F9C2BD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F9C2BD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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