HEX atlas value

#FD9E91

#FD9E91 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Pink. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 158, 145, HSL 7, 96%, 78%, has luminance 0.4738, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#FD9E91 Sample readable text

HEX #FD9E91

RGB rgb(253, 158, 145)

HSL hsl(7 96% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 43, 1)

Luminance 0.4738

Contrast Black 10.48:1White 2:1

CSS

--color-fd9e91: #FD9E91;
.background-fd9e91 { background-color: #FD9E91; }
.text-fd9e91 { color: #FD9E91; }

Luminance0.4738

Black text10.48:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA 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":"#FD9E91","rgb":[253,158,145],"hsl":[7,96,78],"cmyk":[0,38,43,1],"luminance":0.4738,"contrast":{"black":10.48,"white":2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFEDEB","hex":"#FFEDEB","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.57,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#91F0FD","hex":"#91F0FD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.09,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDD391","hex":"#FDD391","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.9,"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":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.12,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","pastel","pastel red","Salmon Pink 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/fd9e91.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-pink.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#91F0FD","analogous":["#FD91BA","#FDD391"],"triadic":["#91FD9E","#9E91FD"],"tetradic":["#BAFD91","#91F0FD","#D391FD"],"splitComplementary":["#91FDD3","#91BAFD"],"monochromatic":["#FFEDEB","#FD9E91","#FB4E37"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFEDEB","dark":"#FB4E37","saturated":"#FF9C8F","desaturated":"#F0A79D","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC0B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":23.108440016582687},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":23.173260452512935},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":25.787593916455254},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":30.479501308256342}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FD9E91

#FD9E91 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #FD9E91 is visually closest to Salmon Pink, a named red color with HEX #FF91A4.

The RGB channels are 253, 158, and 145, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 96% 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 0.4738, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.48:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FD9E91 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFEDEB#000000 text · best 18.57:1#FFEDEB

#91F0FD#000000 text · best 16.09:1#91F0FD

#FDD391#000000 text · best 14.9:1#FDD391

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

Soft Coral#000000 text · best 11.12:1#F7A8A8

Generated Palette

#FD9E91#FD9E91

#91F0FD#91F0FD

#FD91BA#FD91BA

#FDD391#FDD391

#FFEDEB#FFEDEB

#FB4E37#FB4E37

Color Harmonies

#91F0FD#91F0FD

#FD91BA#FD91BA

#FDD391#FDD391

#91FD9E#91FD9E

#9E91FD#9E91FD

Variants

#FFEDEB#FFEDEB

#FB4E37#FB4E37

#FF9C8F#FF9C8F

#F0A79D#F0A79D

White#FFFFFF

#FFC0B8#FFC0B8

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

#FD9E91

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FD9E91

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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