HEX atlas value

#F38E72

#F38E72 is a warm red HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 142, 114, HSL 13, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.3962, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#F38E72 Sample readable text

HEX #F38E72

RGB rgb(243, 142, 114)

HSL hsl(13 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.3962

Contrast Black 8.92:1White 2.35:1

CSS

--color-f38e72: #F38E72;
.background-f38e72 { background-color: #F38E72; }
.text-f38e72 { color: #F38E72; }

Luminance0.3962

Black text8.92:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA 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":"#F38E72","rgb":[243,142,114],"hsl":[13,84,70],"cmyk":[0,42,53,5],"luminance":0.3962,"contrast":{"black":8.92,"white":2.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAD2C7","hex":"#FAD2C7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.11,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F3CE72","hex":"#F3CE72","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.88,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#72D7F3","hex":"#72D7F3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.73,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Dark 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/f38e72.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#72D7F3","analogous":["#F37297","#F3CE72"],"triadic":["#72F38E","#8E72F3"],"tetradic":["#97F372","#72D7F3","#CE72F3"],"splitComplementary":["#72F3CE","#7297F3"],"monochromatic":["#FAD2C7","#F38E72","#EB4A1E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAD2C7","dark":"#EB4A1E","saturated":"#FF8766","desaturated":"#E29883","pastel":"#FBEDE9","neon":"#FFA78F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":15.0996688705415},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":15.652475842498529},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":20.024984394500787},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":20.97617696340303},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":23.065125189341593}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F38E72

#F38E72 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #F38E72 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 243, 142, and 114, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg 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 0.3962, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.92:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F38E72 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAD2C7#000000 text · best 15.11:1#FAD2C7

#F3CE72#000000 text · best 13.88:1#F3CE72

#72D7F3#000000 text · best 12.73:1#72D7F3

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

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

Generated Palette

#F38E72#F38E72

#72D7F3#72D7F3

#F37297#F37297

#F3CE72#F3CE72

#FAD2C7#FAD2C7

#EB4A1E#EB4A1E

Color Harmonies

#72D7F3#72D7F3

#F37297#F37297

#F3CE72#F3CE72

#72F38E#72F38E

#8E72F3#8E72F3

Variants

#FAD2C7#FAD2C7

#EB4A1E#EB4A1E

#FF8766#FF8766

#E29883#E29883

#FBEDE9#FBEDE9

#FFA78F#FFA78F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon#FA8072

Light Coral#F08080

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Light Salmon#FFA07A

#F38E72

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F38E72

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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