HEX atlas value

#F38172

#F38172 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 129, 114, HSL 7, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.3597, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#F38172 Sample readable text

HEX #F38172

RGB rgb(243, 129, 114)

HSL hsl(7 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 47, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.3597

Contrast Black 8.19:1White 2.56:1

CSS

--color-f38172: #F38172;
.background-f38172 { background-color: #F38172; }
.text-f38172 { color: #F38172; }

Luminance0.3597

Black text8.19:1AA Pass

White text2.56:1AA 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":"#F38172","rgb":[243,129,114],"hsl":[7,84,70],"cmyk":[0,47,53,5],"luminance":0.3597,"contrast":{"black":8.19,"white":2.56}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FACDC7","hex":"#FACDC7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.62,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#72E4F3","hex":"#72E4F3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.11,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F3C172","hex":"#F3C172","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.68,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E28E83","hex":"#E28E83","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"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/f38172.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":"#72E4F3","analogous":["#F372A4","#F3C172"],"triadic":["#72F381","#8172F3"],"tetradic":["#A4F372","#72E4F3","#C172F3"],"splitComplementary":["#72F3C1","#72A4F3"],"monochromatic":["#FACDC7","#F38172","#EB361E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FACDC7","dark":"#EB361E","saturated":"#FF7866","desaturated":"#E28E83","pastel":"#FBECE9","neon":"#FF9C8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":7.0710678118654755},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":11.874342087037917},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":24.596747752497688},{"slug":"watermelon","name":"Watermelon","hex":"#FC6C85","distance":29.715315916207253}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F38172

#F38172 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #F38172 is visually closest to Salmon, a named red color with HEX #FA8072.

The RGB channels are 243, 129, and 114, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg 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 0.3597, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.19:1AA Pass

White text2.56:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F38172 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FACDC7#000000 text · best 14.62:1#FACDC7

#72E4F3#000000 text · best 14.11:1#72E4F3

#F3C172#000000 text · best 12.68:1#F3C172

Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

#E28E83#000000 text · best 8.43:1#E28E83

Generated Palette

#F38172#F38172

#72E4F3#72E4F3

#F372A4#F372A4

#F3C172#F3C172

#FACDC7#FACDC7

#EB361E#EB361E

Color Harmonies

#72E4F3#72E4F3

#F372A4#F372A4

#F3C172#F3C172

#72F381#72F381

#8172F3#8172F3

Variants

#FACDC7#FACDC7

#EB361E#EB361E

#FF7866#FF7866

#E28E83#E28E83

#FBECE9#FBECE9

#FF9C8F#FF9C8F

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon#FA8072

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Light Coral#F08080

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Watermelon#FC6C85

#F38172

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F38172

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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