HEX atlas value

#F49F85

#F49F85 is a warm red HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 159, 133, HSL 14, 83%, 74%, has luminance 0.4572, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#F49F85 Sample readable text

HEX #F49F85

RGB rgb(244, 159, 133)

HSL hsl(14 83% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 45, 4)

Luminance 0.4572

Contrast Black 10.14:1White 2.07:1

CSS

--color-f49f85: #F49F85;
.background-f49f85 { background-color: #F49F85; }
.text-f49f85 { color: #F49F85; }

Luminance0.4572

Black text10.14:1AA Pass

White text2.07:1AA 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":"#F49F85","rgb":[244,159,133],"hsl":[14,83,74],"cmyk":[0,35,45,4],"luminance":0.4572,"contrast":{"black":10.14,"white":2.07}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCE2DA","hex":"#FCE2DA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.03,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4D686","hex":"#F4D686","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#86DAF4","hex":"#86DAF4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.35,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Light Salmon 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/f49f85.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#86DAF4","analogous":["#F486A3","#F4D686"],"triadic":["#86F49F","#9F86F4"],"tetradic":["#A3F486","#86DAF4","#D686F4"],"splitComplementary":["#86F4D6","#86A3F4"],"monochromatic":["#FCE2DA","#F49F85","#EC5D32"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCE2DA","dark":"#EC5D32","saturated":"#FF997A","desaturated":"#E5A794","pastel":"#FEFCFB","neon":"#FFB9A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":15.588457268119896},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":16.911534525287763},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":17.97220075561143},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":31.654383582688826},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":33.36165463522455}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F49F85

#F49F85 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #F49F85 is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 244, 159, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg 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 0.4572, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.14:1AA Pass

White text2.07:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F49F85 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCE2DA#000000 text · best 17.03:1#FCE2DA

#F4D686#000000 text · best 14.81:1#F4D686

#86DAF4#000000 text · best 13.35:1#86DAF4

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

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

Generated Palette

#F49F85#F49F85

#86DAF4#86DAF4

#F486A3#F486A3

#F4D686#F4D686

#FCE2DA#FCE2DA

#EC5D32#EC5D32

Color Harmonies

#86DAF4#86DAF4

#F486A3#F486A3

#F4D686#F4D686

#86F49F#86F49F

#9F86F4#9F86F4

Variants

#FCE2DA#FCE2DA

#EC5D32#EC5D32

#FF997A#FF997A

#E5A794#E5A794

#FEFCFB#FEFCFB

#FFB9A3#FFB9A3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Coral#F08080

Burly Wood#DEB887

#F49F85

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F49F85

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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