HEX atlas value

#F22B0D

#F22B0D is a warm red HEX color close to Scarlet. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 43, 13, HSL 8, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.2063, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#F22B0D Sample readable text

HEX #F22B0D

RGB rgb(242, 43, 13)

HSL hsl(8 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 82, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.2063

Contrast Black 5.13:1White 4.1:1

CSS

--color-f22b0d: #F22B0D;
.background-f22b0d { background-color: #F22B0D; }
.text-f22b0d { color: #F22B0D; }

Luminance0.2063

Black text5.13:1AA Pass

White text4.1:1AA 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":"#F22B0D","rgb":[242,43,13],"hsl":[8,90,50],"cmyk":[0,82,95,5],"luminance":0.2063,"contrast":{"black":5.13,"white":4.1}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.1,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0DD4F2","hex":"#0DD4F2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.72,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F29E0D","hex":"#F29E0D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.67,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9B1C08","hex":"#9B1C08","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.56,"contrastWhite":8.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#F77864","hex":"#F77864","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.83,"contrastWhite":2.68,"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/f22b0d.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":"#0DD4F2","analogous":["#F20D61","#F29E0D"],"triadic":["#0DF22B","#2B0DF2"],"tetradic":["#61F20D","#0DD4F2","#9E0DF2"],"splitComplementary":["#0DF29E","#0D61F2"],"monochromatic":["#F77864","#F22B0D","#9B1C08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F77864","dark":"#9B1C08","saturated":"#FF2200","desaturated":"#D64029","pastel":"#EF9C8F","neon":"#FF4529"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scarlet","name":"Scarlet","hex":"#FF2400","distance":19.672315572906},{"slug":"orange-red","name":"Orange Red","hex":"#FF4500","distance":31.843366656181317},{"slug":"international-orange","name":"International Orange","hex":"#FF4F00","distance":40.422765862815474},{"slug":"signal-red","name":"Signal Red","hex":"#E60000","distance":46.49731175025068},{"slug":"red","name":"Red","hex":"#FF0000","distance":46.76537180435969}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F22B0D

#F22B0D is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #F22B0D is visually closest to Scarlet, a named red color with HEX #FF2400.

The RGB channels are 242, 43, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg 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 0.2063, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.13:1AA Pass

White text4.1:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F22B0D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.13:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.1:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#0DD4F2#000000 text · best 11.72:1#0DD4F2

#F29E0D#000000 text · best 9.67:1#F29E0D

#9B1C08#FFFFFF text · best 8.19:1#9B1C08

#F77864#000000 text · best 7.83:1#F77864

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

Generated Palette

#F22B0D#F22B0D

#0DD4F2#0DD4F2

#F20D61#F20D61

#F29E0D#F29E0D

#F77864#F77864

#9B1C08#9B1C08

Color Harmonies

#0DD4F2#0DD4F2

#F20D61#F20D61

#F29E0D#F29E0D

#0DF22B#0DF22B

#2B0DF2#2B0DF2

Variants

#F77864#F77864

#9B1C08#9B1C08

#FF2200#FF2200

#D64029#D64029

#EF9C8F#EF9C8F

#FF4529#FF4529

Nearest Named Colors

Scarlet#FF2400

Orange Red#FF4500

International Orange#FF4F00

Signal Red#E60000

Red#FF0000

#F22B0D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F22B0D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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