HEX atlas value

#E08F85

#E08F85 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 224, 143, 133, HSL 7, 59%, 70%, has luminance 0.3719, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E08F85 Sample readable text

HEX #E08F85

RGB rgb(224, 143, 133)

HSL hsl(7 59% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 41, 12)

Luminance 0.3719

Contrast Black 8.44:1White 2.49:1

CSS

--color-e08f85: #E08F85;
.background-e08f85 { background-color: #E08F85; }
.text-e08f85 { color: #E08F85; }

Luminance0.3719

Black text8.44:1AA Pass

White text2.49:1AA 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":"#E08F85","rgb":[224,143,133],"hsl":[7,59,70],"cmyk":[0,36,41,12],"luminance":0.3719,"contrast":{"black":8.44,"white":2.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2D3CE","hex":"#F2D3CE","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.98,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#85D5E0","hex":"#85D5E0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.59,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E0BD85","hex":"#E0BD85","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.79,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.13,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Salmon Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e08f85.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#85D5E0","analogous":["#E085A8","#E0BD85"],"triadic":["#85E090","#9085E0"],"tetradic":["#A8E085","#85D5E0","#BD85E0"],"splitComplementary":["#85E0BD","#85A8E0"],"monochromatic":["#F2D3CE","#E08F85","#CD4D3C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2D3CE","dark":"#CD4D3C","saturated":"#F08375","desaturated":"#CF9D96","pastel":"#F8EEED","neon":"#FF9C8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":15.84297951775486},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"pale-violet-red","name":"Pale Violet Red","hex":"#DB7093","distance":34.38022687534217},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":35.52463933666322}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E08F85

#E08F85 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E08F85 is visually closest to Salmon Rose, a named red color with HEX #E7968B.

The RGB channels are 224, 143, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 59% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.3719, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.44:1AA Pass

White text2.49:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E08F85 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2D3CE#000000 text · best 14.98:1#F2D3CE

#85D5E0#000000 text · best 12.59:1#85D5E0

#E0BD85#000000 text · best 11.79:1#E0BD85

Salmon Rose#000000 text · best 9.13:1#E7968B

Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

Generated Palette

#E08F85#E08F85

#85D5E0#85D5E0

#E085A8#E085A8

#E0BD85#E0BD85

#F2D3CE#F2D3CE

#CD4D3C#CD4D3C

Color Harmonies

#85D5E0#85D5E0

#E085A8#E085A8

#E0BD85#E0BD85

#85E090#85E090

#9085E0#9085E0

Variants

#F2D3CE#F2D3CE

#CD4D3C#CD4D3C

#F08375#F08375

#CF9D96#CF9D96

#F8EEED#F8EEED

#FF9C8F#FF9C8F

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Coral#F08080

Pale Violet Red#DB7093

Salmon#FA8072

#E08F85

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E08F85

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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