HEX atlas value

#FD9F91

#FD9F91 is a warm red HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 159, 145, HSL 8, 96%, 78%, has luminance 0.4772, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#FD9F91 Sample readable text

HEX #FD9F91

RGB rgb(253, 159, 145)

HSL hsl(8 96% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 43, 1)

Luminance 0.4772

Contrast Black 10.54:1White 1.99:1

CSS

--color-fd9f91: #FD9F91;
.background-fd9f91 { background-color: #FD9F91; }
.text-fd9f91 { color: #FD9F91; }

Luminance0.4772

Black text10.54:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA 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":"#FD9F91","rgb":[253,159,145],"hsl":[8,96,78],"cmyk":[0,37,43,1],"luminance":0.4772,"contrast":{"black":10.54,"white":1.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFEEEB","hex":"#FFEEEB","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.68,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#91EEFD","hex":"#91EEFD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.85,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDD591","hex":"#FDD591","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.1,"contrastWhite":1.39,"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","Light Salmon 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/fd9f91.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-pink.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#91EEFD","analogous":["#FD91B9","#FDD591"],"triadic":["#91FD9F","#9F91FD"],"tetradic":["#B9FD91","#91EEFD","#D591FD"],"splitComplementary":["#91FDD5","#91B9FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFEEEB","#FD9F91","#FB5137"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFEEEB","dark":"#FB5137","saturated":"#FF9E8F","desaturated":"#F0A89D","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC1B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":23.108440016582687},{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":25.41653005427767},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":29.79932885150268}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FD9F91

#FD9F91 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #FD9F91 is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 253, 159, and 145, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg 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 0.4772, 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 text10.54:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FD9F91 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.54:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.99:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFEEEB#000000 text · best 18.68:1#FFEEEB

#91EEFD#000000 text · best 15.85:1#91EEFD

#FDD591#000000 text · best 15.1:1#FDD591

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

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

Generated Palette

#FD9F91#FD9F91

#91EEFD#91EEFD

#FD91B9#FD91B9

#FDD591#FDD591

#FFEEEB#FFEEEB

#FB5137#FB5137

Color Harmonies

#91EEFD#91EEFD

#FD91B9#FD91B9

#FDD591#FDD591

#91FD9F#91FD9F

#9F91FD#9F91FD

Variants

#FFEEEB#FFEEEB

#FB5137#FB5137

#FF9E8F#FF9E8F

#F0A89D#F0A89D

White#FFFFFF

#FFC1B8#FFC1B8

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

#FD9F91

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FD9F91

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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