Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#F9D5D2

#F9D5D2 is a warm red HEX color close to Pastel Pink. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 213, 210, HSL 5, 76%, 90%, has luminance 0.7238, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

redwarmlightpastel
#F9D5D2 Sample readable text
HEX #F9D5D2
RGB rgb(249, 213, 210)
HSL hsl(5 76% 90%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 16, 2)
Luminance 0.7238
Contrast Black 15.48:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-f9d5d2: #F9D5D2;
.background-f9d5d2 { background-color: #F9D5D2; }
.text-f9d5d2 { color: #F9D5D2; }

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
Luminance0.7238
Black text15.48:1AA Pass
White text1.36:1AA 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":"#F9D5D2","rgb":[249,213,210],"hsl":[5,76,90],"cmyk":[0,14,16,2],"luminance":0.7238,"contrast":{"black":15.48,"white":1.36}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"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":"#D2F6F9","hex":"#D2F6F9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.29,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9E9D2","hex":"#F9E9D2","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.61,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.28,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","light","pastel","light red","pastel red","Pastel 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/f9d5d2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-pink.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#D2F6F9","analogous":["#F9D2E2","#F9E9D2"],"triadic":["#D2F9D5","#D5D2F9"],"tetradic":["#E2F9D2","#D2F6F9","#E9D2F9"],"splitComplementary":["#D2F9E9","#D2E2F9"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F9D5D2","#EE8A81"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#EE8A81","saturated":"#FED1CD","desaturated":"#F3DAD8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF6F5"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"pastel-pink","name":"Pastel Pink","hex":"#FFD1DC","distance":12.328828005937952},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":18.547236990991408},{"slug":"morganite","name":"Morganite","hex":"#F5C6C6","distance":19.621416870348583},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":19.8997487421324}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #F9D5D2

#F9D5D2 is classified as a warm red value with light and pastel visual character. #F9D5D2 is visually closest to Pastel Pink, a named red color with HEX #FFD1DC.

The RGB channels are 249, 213, and 210, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg with 76% saturation and 90% 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 0.7238, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.33, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.48:1AA Pass
White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9D5D2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.48:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
#D2F6F9#000000 text · best 18.29:1#D2F6F9
#F9E9D2#000000 text · best 17.61:1#F9E9D2
Champagne#000000 text · best 17.28:1#F7E7CE
Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Generated Palette

#F9D5D2#F9D5D2
#D2F6F9#D2F6F9
#F9D2E2#F9D2E2
#F9E9D2#F9E9D2
White#FFFFFF
#EE8A81#EE8A81

Color Harmonies

#D2F6F9#D2F6F9
#F9D2E2#F9D2E2
#F9E9D2#F9E9D2
#D2F9D5#D2F9D5
#D5D2F9#D5D2F9

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#EE8A81#EE8A81
#FED1CD#FED1CD
#F3DAD8#F3DAD8
White#FFFFFF
#FFF6F5#FFF6F5

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Pink#FFD1DC
Quartz#E7D9D1
Champagne#F7E7CE
Morganite#F5C6C6
Vellum#EFE3C8

Related HEX Guides

Pastel Pink colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFD1DC.Quartz colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E7D9D1.Champagne colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F7E7CE.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors in the light group.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.#F9D5D2 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.