HEX atlas value

#F37972

#F37972 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 121, 114, HSL 3, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.3394, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#F37972 Sample readable text

HEX #F37972

RGB rgb(243, 121, 114)

HSL hsl(3 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.3394

Contrast Black 7.79:1White 2.7:1

CSS

--color-f37972: #F37972;
.background-f37972 { background-color: #F37972; }
.text-f37972 { color: #F37972; }

Luminance0.3394

Black text7.79:1AA Pass

White text2.7:1AA 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":"#F37972","rgb":[243,121,114],"hsl":[3,84,70],"cmyk":[0,50,53,5],"luminance":0.3394,"contrast":{"black":7.79,"white":2.7}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.7,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#72ECF3","hex":"#72ECF3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.01,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAC9C7","hex":"#FAC9C7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.24,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F3B972","hex":"#F3B972","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.28,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Salmon 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/f37972.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral-reef.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#72ECF3","analogous":["#F372AC","#F3B972"],"triadic":["#72F379","#7972F3"],"tetradic":["#ACF372","#72ECF3","#B972F3"],"splitComplementary":["#72F3B9","#72ACF3"],"monochromatic":["#FAC9C7","#F37972","#EB281E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAC9C7","dark":"#EB281E","saturated":"#FF6E66","desaturated":"#E28883","pastel":"#FBEAE9","neon":"#FF948F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":11.180339887498949},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"watermelon","name":"Watermelon","hex":"#FC6C85","distance":24.71841418861655},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":29.444863728670914}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F37972

#F37972 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #F37972 is visually closest to Salmon, a named red color with HEX #FA8072.

The RGB channels are 243, 121, and 114, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 84% saturation and 70% 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 0.3394, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.79:1AA Pass

White text2.7:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F37972 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.7:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#72ECF3#000000 text · best 15.01:1#72ECF3

#FAC9C7#000000 text · best 14.24:1#FAC9C7

#F3B972#000000 text · best 11.99:1#F3B972

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

Coral Reef#000000 text · best 8.28:1#FD7C6E

Generated Palette

#F37972#F37972

#72ECF3#72ECF3

#F372AC#F372AC

#F3B972#F3B972

#FAC9C7#FAC9C7

#EB281E#EB281E

Color Harmonies

#72ECF3#72ECF3

#F372AC#F372AC

#F3B972#F3B972

#72F379#72F379

#7972F3#7972F3

Variants

#FAC9C7#FAC9C7

#EB281E#EB281E

#FF6E66#FF6E66

#E28883#E28883

#FBEAE9#FBEAE9

#FF948F#FF948F

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon#FA8072

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Light Coral#F08080

Watermelon#FC6C85

Terracotta#E2725B

#F37972

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F37972

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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