HEX atlas value

#F39572

#F39572 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 149, 114, HSL 16, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.4176, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F39572 Sample readable text

HEX #F39572

RGB rgb(243, 149, 114)

HSL hsl(16 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.4176

Contrast Black 9.35:1White 2.25:1

CSS

--color-f39572: #F39572;
.background-f39572 { background-color: #F39572; }
.text-f39572 { color: #F39572; }

Luminance0.4176

Black text9.35:1AA Pass

White text2.25:1AA 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":"#F39572","rgb":[243,149,114],"hsl":[16,84,70],"cmyk":[0,39,53,5],"luminance":0.4176,"contrast":{"black":9.35,"white":2.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAD4C7","hex":"#FAD4C7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.31,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F3D572","hex":"#F3D572","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#72D0F3","hex":"#72D0F3","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.03,"contrastWhite":1.75,"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":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f39572.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#72D0F3","analogous":["#F37290","#F3D572"],"triadic":["#72F395","#9572F3"],"tetradic":["#90F372","#72D0F3","#D572F3"],"splitComplementary":["#72F3D5","#7290F3"],"monochromatic":["#FAD4C7","#F39572","#EB551E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAD4C7","dark":"#EB551E","saturated":"#FF8F66","desaturated":"#E29C83","pastel":"#FBEEE9","neon":"#FFAD8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":12.84523257866513},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":22.135943621178654},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":23.45207879911715},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":25.41653005427767}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F39572

#F39572 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F39572 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 243, 149, and 114, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg 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 0.4176, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.35:1AA Pass

White text2.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F39572 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.35:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAD4C7#000000 text · best 15.31:1#FAD4C7

#F3D572#000000 text · best 14.57:1#F3D572

#72D0F3#000000 text · best 12.03:1#72D0F3

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

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

Generated Palette

#F39572#F39572

#72D0F3#72D0F3

#F37290#F37290

#F3D572#F3D572

#FAD4C7#FAD4C7

#EB551E#EB551E

Color Harmonies

#72D0F3#72D0F3

#F37290#F37290

#F3D572#F3D572

#72F395#72F395

#9572F3#9572F3

Variants

#FAD4C7#FAD4C7

#EB551E#EB551E

#FF8F66#FF8F66

#E29C83#E29C83

#FBEEE9#FBEEE9

#FFAD8F#FFAD8F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon#FA8072

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Light Coral#F08080

#F39572

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F39572

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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