HEX atlas value

#FAB8A8

#FAB8A8 is a warm red HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 184, 168, HSL 12, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.5743, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#FAB8A8 Sample readable text

HEX #FAB8A8

RGB rgb(250, 184, 168)

HSL hsl(12 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 33, 2)

Luminance 0.5743

Contrast Black 12.49:1White 1.68:1

CSS

--color-fab8a8: #FAB8A8;
.background-fab8a8 { background-color: #FAB8A8; }
.text-fab8a8 { color: #FAB8A8; }

Luminance0.5743

Black text12.49:1AA Pass

White text1.68:1AA 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":"#FAB8A8","rgb":[250,184,168],"hsl":[12,89,82],"cmyk":[0,26,33,2],"luminance":0.5743,"contrast":{"black":12.49,"white":1.68}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.68,"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":"#FAE1A8","hex":"#FAE1A8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A8EAFA","hex":"#A8EAFA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.81,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","pastel","pastel red","Pastel 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/fab8a8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A8EAFA","analogous":["#FAA8C1","#FAE1A8"],"triadic":["#A8FAB9","#B9A8FA"],"tetradic":["#C1FAA8","#A8EAFA","#E1A8FA"],"splitComplementary":["#A8FAE1","#A8C1FA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FAB8A8","#F57251"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F57251","saturated":"#FFB6A3","desaturated":"#F0BFB2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD6CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":7.14142842854285},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":13},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":16.278820596099706},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":22.516660498395403},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":23.790754506740637}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAB8A8

#FAB8A8 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #FAB8A8 is visually closest to Pastel Coral, a named red color with HEX #FFB3A7.

The RGB channels are 250, 184, and 168, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg with 89% saturation and 82% 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 0.5743, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.49:1AA Pass

White text1.68:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAB8A8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.68:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FAE1A8#000000 text · best 16.4:1#FAE1A8

#A8EAFA#000000 text · best 15.81:1#A8EAFA

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

Generated Palette

#FAB8A8#FAB8A8

#A8EAFA#A8EAFA

#FAA8C1#FAA8C1

#FAE1A8#FAE1A8

White#FFFFFF

#F57251#F57251

Color Harmonies

#A8EAFA#A8EAFA

#FAA8C1#FAA8C1

#FAE1A8#FAE1A8

#A8FAB9#A8FAB9

#B9A8FA#B9A8FA

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F57251#F57251

#FFB6A3#FFB6A3

#F0BFB2#F0BFB2

White#FFFFFF

#FFD6CC#FFD6CC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Melon#FDBCB4

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Apricot#FBCEB1

#FAB8A8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAB8A8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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