HEX atlas value

#F2EDED

#F2EDED is a warm red HEX color close to Mercury. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 237, 237, HSL 0, 16%, 94%, has luminance 0.8556, and belongs to the light group.

red warm light

#F2EDED Sample readable text

HEX #F2EDED

RGB rgb(242, 237, 237)

HSL hsl(0 16% 94%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 2, 5)

Luminance 0.8556

Contrast Black 18.11:1White 1.16:1

CSS

--color-f2eded: #F2EDED;
.background-f2eded { background-color: #F2EDED; }
.text-f2eded { color: #F2EDED; }

Luminance0.8556

Black text18.11:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA 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":"#F2EDED","rgb":[242,237,237],"hsl":[0,16,94],"cmyk":[0,2,2,5],"luminance":0.8556,"contrast":{"black":18.11,"white":1.16}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.16,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Porcelain","hex":"#F2F3F4","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.9,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Linen White","hex":"#FAF0E6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.67,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDF2F2","hex":"#EDF2F2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.58,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2F0ED","hex":"#F2F0ED","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.46,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","light","light red","Mercury adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2eded.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mercury.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marble-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/porcelain.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EDF2F2","analogous":["#F2EDF0","#F2F0ED"],"triadic":["#EDF2ED","#EDEDF2"],"tetradic":["#F0F2ED","#EDF2F2","#F0EDF2"],"splitComplementary":["#EDF2F0","#EDF0F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2EDED","#CCB8B8"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#CCB8B8","saturated":"#F6EAEA","desaturated":"#F0F0F0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mercury","name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","distance":7.54983443527075},{"slug":"marble-white","name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","distance":7.615773105863909},{"slug":"porcelain","name":"Porcelain","hex":"#F2F3F4","distance":9.219544457292887},{"slug":"linen","name":"Linen","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":11.045361017187261},{"slug":"linen-white","name":"Linen White","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":11.045361017187261}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2EDED

#F2EDED is classified as a warm red value with light visual character. #F2EDED is visually closest to Mercury, a named gray color with HEX #EBEBEB.

The RGB channels are 242, 237, and 237, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 16% saturation and 94% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.8556, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.55, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.11:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2EDED needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.16:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Porcelain#000000 text · best 18.9:1#F2F3F4

Linen White#000000 text · best 18.67:1#FAF0E6

#EDF2F2#000000 text · best 18.58:1#EDF2F2

#F2F0ED#000000 text · best 18.46:1#F2F0ED

Generated Palette

#F2EDED#F2EDED

#EDF2F2#EDF2F2

#F2EDF0#F2EDF0

#F2F0ED#F2F0ED

White#FFFFFF

#CCB8B8#CCB8B8

Color Harmonies

#EDF2F2#EDF2F2

#F2EDF0#F2EDF0

#F2F0ED#F2F0ED

#EDF2ED#EDF2ED

#EDEDF2#EDEDF2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#CCB8B8#CCB8B8

#F6EAEA#F6EAEA

#F0F0F0#F0F0F0

White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Mercury#EBEBEB

Marble White#F2F0E6

Porcelain#F2F3F4

Linen#FAF0E6

Linen White#FAF0E6

#F2EDED

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2EDED

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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