HEX atlas value

#FFB3A7

#FFB3A7 is a warm red HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 255, 179, 167, HSL 8, 100%, 83%, has luminance 0.5629, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#FFB3A7 Sample readable text

HEX #FFB3A7

RGB rgb(255, 179, 167)

HSL hsl(8 100% 83%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 35, 0)

Luminance 0.5629

Contrast Black 12.26:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-ffb3a7: #FFB3A7;
.background-ffb3a7 { background-color: #FFB3A7; }
.text-ffb3a7 { color: #FFB3A7; }

Luminance0.5629

Black text12.26:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#FFB3A7","rgb":[255,179,167],"hsl":[8,100,83],"cmyk":[0,30,35,0],"luminance":0.5629,"contrast":{"black":12.26,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"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":"#A8F3FF","hex":"#A8F3FF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.93,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFDFA8","hex":"#FFDFA8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.37,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Pink","hex":"#FFB6C1","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.71,"contrastWhite":1.65,"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/ffb3a7.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A8F3FF","analogous":["#FFA8C8","#FFDFA8"],"triadic":["#A8FFB4","#B4A8FF"],"tetradic":["#C8FFA8","#A8F3FF","#DFA8FF"],"splitComplementary":["#A8FFDF","#A8C8FF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FFB3A7","#FF644D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#FF644D","saturated":"#FFB4A8","desaturated":"#F5BBB2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD7D1"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":0},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":24.269322199023193},{"slug":"light-pink","name":"Light Pink","hex":"#FFB6C1","distance":26.1725046566048}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FFB3A7

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

The RGB channels are 255, 179, and 167, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg with 100% saturation and 83% 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 0.5629, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.26:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FFB3A7 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#A8F3FF#000000 text · best 16.93:1#A8F3FF

#FFDFA8#000000 text · best 16.37:1#FFDFA8

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

Light Pink#000000 text · best 12.71:1#FFB6C1

Generated Palette

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

#A8F3FF#A8F3FF

#FFA8C8#FFA8C8

#FFDFA8#FFDFA8

White#FFFFFF

#FF644D#FF644D

Color Harmonies

#A8F3FF#A8F3FF

#FFA8C8#FFA8C8

#FFDFA8#FFDFA8

#A8FFB4#A8FFB4

#B4A8FF#B4A8FF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#FF644D#FF644D

#FFB4A8#FFB4A8

#F5BBB2#F5BBB2

White#FFFFFF

#FFD7D1#FFD7D1

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Melon#FDBCB4

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Light Pink#FFB6C1

#FFB3A7

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FFB3A7

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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