HEX atlas value

#F48E85

#F48E85 is a warm red HEX color close to Light Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 142, 133, HSL 5, 83%, 74%, has luminance 0.4027, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#F48E85 Sample readable text

HEX #F48E85

RGB rgb(244, 142, 133)

HSL hsl(5 83% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 45, 4)

Luminance 0.4027

Contrast Black 9.05:1White 2.32:1

CSS

--color-f48e85: #F48E85;
.background-f48e85 { background-color: #F48E85; }
.text-f48e85 { color: #F48E85; }

Luminance0.4027

Black text9.05:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA 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":"#F48E85","rgb":[244,142,133],"hsl":[5,83,74],"cmyk":[0,42,45,4],"luminance":0.4027,"contrast":{"black":9.05,"white":2.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCDCDA","hex":"#FCDCDA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.39,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#86EBF4","hex":"#86EBF4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4C686","hex":"#F4C686","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.27,"contrastWhite":1.58,"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":"#E59B94","hex":"#E59B94","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.45,"contrastWhite":2.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Light Coral 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/f48e85.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#86EBF4","analogous":["#F486B4","#F4C686"],"triadic":["#86F48F","#8F86F4"],"tetradic":["#B4F486","#86EBF4","#C686F4"],"splitComplementary":["#86F4C6","#86B4F4"],"monochromatic":["#FCDCDA","#F48E85","#EC4132"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCDCDA","dark":"#EC4132","saturated":"#FF857A","desaturated":"#E59B94","pastel":"#FEFBFB","neon":"#FFABA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":17.4928556845359},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":24.351591323771842}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F48E85

#F48E85 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #F48E85 is visually closest to Light Coral, a named red color with HEX #F08080.

The RGB channels are 244, 142, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg with 83% saturation and 74% 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 0.4027, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.05:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F48E85 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCDCDA#000000 text · best 16.39:1#FCDCDA

#86EBF4#000000 text · best 15.2:1#86EBF4

#F4C686#000000 text · best 13.27:1#F4C686

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

#E59B94#000000 text · best 9.45:1#E59B94

Generated Palette

#F48E85#F48E85

#86EBF4#86EBF4

#F486B4#F486B4

#F4C686#F4C686

#FCDCDA#FCDCDA

#EC4132#EC4132

Color Harmonies

#86EBF4#86EBF4

#F486B4#F486B4

#F4C686#F4C686

#86F48F#86F48F

#8F86F4#8F86F4

Variants

#FCDCDA#FCDCDA

#EC4132#EC4132

#FF857A#FF857A

#E59B94#E59B94

#FEFBFB#FEFBFB

#FFABA3#FFABA3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Coral#F08080

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon#FA8072

#F48E85

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F48E85

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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