HEX atlas value

#F49985

#F49985 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 153, 133, HSL 11, 83%, 74%, has luminance 0.4371, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#F49985 Sample readable text

HEX #F49985

RGB rgb(244, 153, 133)

HSL hsl(11 83% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 45, 4)

Luminance 0.4371

Contrast Black 9.74:1White 2.16:1

CSS

--color-f49985: #F49985;
.background-f49985 { background-color: #F49985; }
.text-f49985 { color: #F49985; }

Luminance0.4371

Black text9.74:1AA Pass

White text2.16:1AA 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":"#F49985","rgb":[244,153,133],"hsl":[11,83,74],"cmyk":[0,37,45,4],"luminance":0.4371,"contrast":{"black":9.74,"white":2.16}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.16,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCE0DA","hex":"#FCE0DA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.81,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4D186","hex":"#F4D186","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.31,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#86E0F4","hex":"#86E0F4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.98,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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":"#E5A394","hex":"#E5A394","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Salmon Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f49985.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#86E0F4","analogous":["#F486A9","#F4D186"],"triadic":["#86F49A","#9A86F4"],"tetradic":["#A9F486","#86E0F4","#D186F4"],"splitComplementary":["#86F4D1","#86A9F4"],"monochromatic":["#FCE0DA","#F49985","#EC5432"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCE0DA","dark":"#EC5432","saturated":"#FF937A","desaturated":"#E5A394","pastel":"#FEFBFB","neon":"#FFB4A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":14.628738838327793},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":15.84297951775486},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":17.05872210923198},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":31.96873472629156}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F49985

#F49985 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #F49985 is visually closest to Salmon Rose, a named red color with HEX #E7968B.

The RGB channels are 244, 153, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg 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 0.4371, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.74:1AA Pass

White text2.16:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F49985 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.16:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCE0DA#000000 text · best 16.81:1#FCE0DA

#F4D186#000000 text · best 14.31:1#F4D186

#86E0F4#000000 text · best 13.98:1#86E0F4

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

#E5A394#000000 text · best 10:1#E5A394

Generated Palette

#F49985#F49985

#86E0F4#86E0F4

#F486A9#F486A9

#F4D186#F4D186

#FCE0DA#FCE0DA

#EC5432#EC5432

Color Harmonies

#86E0F4#86E0F4

#F486A9#F486A9

#F4D186#F4D186

#86F49A#86F49A

#9A86F4#9A86F4

Variants

#FCE0DA#FCE0DA

#EC5432#EC5432

#FF937A#FF937A

#E5A394#E5A394

#FEFBFB#FEFBFB

#FFB4A3#FFB4A3

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Light Coral#F08080

Salmon#FA8072

#F49985

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F49985

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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