HEX atlas value

#F2280D

#F2280D is a warm red HEX color close to Scarlet. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 40, 13, HSL 7, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.2042, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#F2280D Sample readable text

HEX #F2280D

RGB rgb(242, 40, 13)

HSL hsl(7 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 83, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.2042

Contrast Black 5.08:1White 4.13:1

CSS

--color-f2280d: #F2280D;
.background-f2280d { background-color: #F2280D; }
.text-f2280d { color: #F2280D; }

Luminance0.2042

Black text5.08:1AA Pass

White text4.13:1AA 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":"#F2280D","rgb":[242,40,13],"hsl":[7,90,50],"cmyk":[0,83,95,5],"luminance":0.2042,"contrast":{"black":5.08,"white":4.13}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0DD7F2","hex":"#0DD7F2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F29A0D","hex":"#F29A0D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.4,"contrastWhite":2.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9B1908","hex":"#9B1908","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.54,"contrastWhite":8.28,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#F77564","hex":"#F77564","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.68,"contrastWhite":2.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"International Orange","hex":"#FF4F00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.37,"contrastWhite":3.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Scarlet adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2280d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scarlet.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/international-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0DD7F2","analogous":["#F20D65","#F29A0D"],"triadic":["#0DF228","#280DF2"],"tetradic":["#65F20D","#0DD7F2","#9A0DF2"],"splitComplementary":["#0DF29A","#0D65F2"],"monochromatic":["#F77564","#F2280D","#9B1908"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F77564","dark":"#9B1908","saturated":"#FF1E00","desaturated":"#D63D29","pastel":"#EF9B8F","neon":"#FF4229"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scarlet","name":"Scarlet","hex":"#FF2400","distance":18.81488772222678},{"slug":"orange-red","name":"Orange Red","hex":"#FF4500","distance":34.336569426778794},{"slug":"international-orange","name":"International Orange","hex":"#FF4F00","distance":43.116122274620196},{"slug":"signal-red","name":"Signal Red","hex":"#E60000","distance":43.73785545725808},{"slug":"red","name":"Red","hex":"#FF0000","distance":44.02272140611028}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2280D

#F2280D is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #F2280D is visually closest to Scarlet, a named red color with HEX #FF2400.

The RGB channels are 242, 40, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 90% saturation and 50% 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 0.2042, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.08:1AA Pass

White text4.13:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2280D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.08:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#0DD7F2#000000 text · best 12.02:1#0DD7F2

#F29A0D#000000 text · best 9.4:1#F29A0D

#9B1908#FFFFFF text · best 8.28:1#9B1908

#F77564#000000 text · best 7.68:1#F77564

International Orange#000000 text · best 6.37:1#FF4F00

Generated Palette

#F2280D#F2280D

#0DD7F2#0DD7F2

#F20D65#F20D65

#F29A0D#F29A0D

#F77564#F77564

#9B1908#9B1908

Color Harmonies

#0DD7F2#0DD7F2

#F20D65#F20D65

#F29A0D#F29A0D

#0DF228#0DF228

#280DF2#280DF2

Variants

#F77564#F77564

#9B1908#9B1908

#FF1E00#FF1E00

#D63D29#D63D29

#EF9B8F#EF9B8F

#FF4229#FF4229

Nearest Named Colors

Scarlet#FF2400

Orange Red#FF4500

International Orange#FF4F00

Signal Red#E60000

Red#FF0000

#F2280D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2280D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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