HEX atlas value

#F09989

#F09989 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 240, 153, 137, HSL 9, 77%, 74%, has luminance 0.4311, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#F09989 Sample readable text

HEX #F09989

RGB rgb(240, 153, 137)

HSL hsl(9 77% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 43, 6)

Luminance 0.4311

Contrast Black 9.62:1White 2.18:1

CSS

--color-f09989: #F09989;
.background-f09989 { background-color: #F09989; }
.text-f09989 { color: #F09989; }

Luminance0.4311

Black text9.62:1AA Pass

White text2.18:1AA 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":"#F09989","rgb":[240,153,137],"hsl":[9,77,74],"cmyk":[0,36,43,6],"luminance":0.4311,"contrast":{"black":9.62,"white":2.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAE0DB","hex":"#FAE0DB","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.75,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8AE0F0","hex":"#8AE0F0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F0CC8A","hex":"#F0CC8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.71,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E1A398","hex":"#E1A398","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.89,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Salmon Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f09989.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-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8AE0F0","analogous":["#F08AAD","#F0CC8A"],"triadic":["#8AF099","#998AF0"],"tetradic":["#ADF08A","#8AE0F0","#CC8AF0"],"splitComplementary":["#8AF0CC","#8AADF0"],"monochromatic":["#FAE0DB","#F09989","#E55238"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAE0DB","dark":"#E55238","saturated":"#FE8F7B","desaturated":"#E1A398","pastel":"#FEFBFB","neon":"#FFB1A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":9.695359714832659},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":16.822603841260722},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":22.338307903688676},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":31.906112267087632}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F09989

#F09989 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #F09989 is visually closest to Salmon Rose, a named red color with HEX #E7968B.

The RGB channels are 240, 153, and 137, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 77% saturation and 74% 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.4311, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.62:1AA Pass

White text2.18:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F09989 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAE0DB#000000 text · best 16.75:1#FAE0DB

#8AE0F0#000000 text · best 14:1#8AE0F0

#F0CC8A#000000 text · best 13.71:1#F0CC8A

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

#E1A398#000000 text · best 9.89:1#E1A398

Generated Palette

#F09989#F09989

#8AE0F0#8AE0F0

#F08AAD#F08AAD

#F0CC8A#F0CC8A

#FAE0DB#FAE0DB

#E55238#E55238

Color Harmonies

#8AE0F0#8AE0F0

#F08AAD#F08AAD

#F0CC8A#F0CC8A

#8AF099#8AF099

#998AF0#998AF0

Variants

#FAE0DB#FAE0DB

#E55238#E55238

#FE8F7B#FE8F7B

#E1A398#E1A398

#FEFBFB#FEFBFB

#FFB1A3#FFB1A3

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Light Coral#F08080

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

#F09989

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F09989

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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