HEX atlas value

#F39972

#F39972 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 153, 114, HSL 18, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.4305, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F39972 Sample readable text

HEX #F39972

RGB rgb(243, 153, 114)

HSL hsl(18 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.4305

Contrast Black 9.61:1White 2.19:1

CSS

--color-f39972: #F39972;
.background-f39972 { background-color: #F39972; }
.text-f39972 { color: #F39972; }

Luminance0.4305

Black text9.61:1AA Pass

White text2.19:1AA 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":"#F39972","rgb":[243,153,114],"hsl":[18,84,70],"cmyk":[0,37,53,5],"luminance":0.4305,"contrast":{"black":9.61,"white":2.19}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAD6C7","hex":"#FAD6C7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.51,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F3D972","hex":"#F3D972","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.98,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#72CCF3","hex":"#72CCF3","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.65,"contrastWhite":1.8,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f39972.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/sandy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#72CCF3","analogous":["#F3728C","#F3D972"],"triadic":["#72F399","#9972F3"],"tetradic":["#8CF372","#72CCF3","#D972F3"],"splitComplementary":["#72F3D9","#728CF3"],"monochromatic":["#FAD6C7","#F39972","#EB5B1E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAD6C7","dark":"#EB5B1E","saturated":"#FF9466","desaturated":"#E2A083","pastel":"#FBEFE9","neon":"#FFB08F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":25.96150997149434},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":27.892651361962706}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F39972

#F39972 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F39972 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 243, 153, and 114, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg 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 0.4305, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.61:1AA Pass

White text2.19:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F39972 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.61:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAD6C7#000000 text · best 15.51:1#FAD6C7

#F3D972#000000 text · best 14.98:1#F3D972

#72CCF3#000000 text · best 11.65:1#72CCF3

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

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

Generated Palette

#F39972#F39972

#72CCF3#72CCF3

#F3728C#F3728C

#F3D972#F3D972

#FAD6C7#FAD6C7

#EB5B1E#EB5B1E

Color Harmonies

#72CCF3#72CCF3

#F3728C#F3728C

#F3D972#F3D972

#72F399#72F399

#9972F3#9972F3

Variants

#FAD6C7#FAD6C7

#EB5B1E#EB5B1E

#FF9466#FF9466

#E2A083#E2A083

#FBEFE9#FBEFE9

#FFB08F#FFB08F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Salmon#FA8072

Salmon Rose#E7968B

#F39972

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F39972

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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