HEX atlas value

#F16E5F

#F16E5F is a warm red HEX color close to Terracotta. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 241, 110, 95, HSL 6, 84%, 66%, has luminance 0.3068, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#F16E5F Sample readable text

HEX #F16E5F

RGB rgb(241, 110, 95)

HSL hsl(6 84% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 54, 61, 5)

Luminance 0.3068

Contrast Black 7.14:1White 2.94:1

CSS

--color-f16e5f: #F16E5F;
.background-f16e5f { background-color: #F16E5F; }
.text-f16e5f { color: #F16E5F; }

Luminance0.3068

Black text7.14:1AA Pass

White text2.94:1AA 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":"#F16E5F","rgb":[241,110,95],"hsl":[6,84,66],"cmyk":[0,54,61,5],"luminance":0.3068,"contrast":{"black":7.14,"white":2.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5FE3F1","hex":"#5FE3F1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.74,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F8BBB4","hex":"#F8BBB4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.76,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F1B75F","hex":"#F1B75F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.68,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Terracotta adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f16e5f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral-reef.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5FE3F1","analogous":["#F15F9A","#F1B75F"],"triadic":["#5FF16E","#6E5FF1"],"tetradic":["#9AF15F","#5FE3F1","#B75FF1"],"splitComplementary":["#5FF1B7","#5F9AF1"],"monochromatic":["#F8BBB4","#F16E5F","#E12814"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8BBB4","dark":"#E12814","saturated":"#FF6352","desaturated":"#DE7D73","pastel":"#F8DBD8","neon":"#FF887A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":17.204650534085253},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":23.769728648009426},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":26.645825188948457},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":27.676705006196094}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F16E5F

#F16E5F is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #F16E5F is visually closest to Terracotta, a named orange color with HEX #E2725B.

The RGB channels are 241, 110, and 95, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 6deg with 84% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.3068, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.14:1AA Pass

White text2.94:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F16E5F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#5FE3F1#000000 text · best 13.74:1#5FE3F1

#F8BBB4#000000 text · best 12.76:1#F8BBB4

#F1B75F#000000 text · best 11.68:1#F1B75F

Coral#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FF7F50

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

Generated Palette

#F16E5F#F16E5F

#5FE3F1#5FE3F1

#F15F9A#F15F9A

#F1B75F#F1B75F

#F8BBB4#F8BBB4

#E12814#E12814

Color Harmonies

#5FE3F1#5FE3F1

#F15F9A#F15F9A

#F1B75F#F1B75F

#5FF16E#5FF16E

#6E5FF1#6E5FF1

Variants

#F8BBB4#F8BBB4

#E12814#E12814

#FF6352#FF6352

#DE7D73#DE7D73

#F8DBD8#F8DBD8

#FF887A#FF887A

Nearest Named Colors

Terracotta#E2725B

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Coral#FF7F50

Salmon#FA8072

#F16E5F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F16E5F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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