HEX atlas value

#FA2205

#FA2205 is a warm red HEX color close to Scarlet. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 34, 5, HSL 7, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.2148, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#FA2205 Sample readable text

HEX #FA2205

RGB rgb(250, 34, 5)

HSL hsl(7 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 86, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.2148

Contrast Black 5.3:1White 3.97:1

CSS

--color-fa2205: #FA2205;
.background-fa2205 { background-color: #FA2205; }
.text-fa2205 { color: #FA2205; }

Luminance0.2148

Black text5.3:1AA Pass

White text3.97:1AA 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":"#FA2205","rgb":[250,34,5],"hsl":[7,96,50],"cmyk":[0,86,98,2],"luminance":0.2148,"contrast":{"black":5.3,"white":3.97}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#05DDFA","hex":"#05DDFA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.73,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FA9C05","hex":"#FA9C05","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.82,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A01603","hex":"#A01603","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.61,"contrastWhite":8.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#FC715F","hex":"#FC715F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.67,"contrastWhite":2.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"International Orange","hex":"#FF4F00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.37,"contrastWhite":3.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Scarlet adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fa2205.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scarlet.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#05DDFA","analogous":["#FA0563","#FA9C05"],"triadic":["#05FA22","#2205FA"],"tetradic":["#63FA05","#05DDFA","#9C05FA"],"splitComplementary":["#05FA9C","#0563FA"],"monochromatic":["#FC715F","#FA2205","#A01603"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FC715F","dark":"#A01603","saturated":"#FF1E00","desaturated":"#DE3721","pastel":"#F3988C","neon":"#FF4229"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scarlet","name":"Scarlet","hex":"#FF2400","distance":7.3484692283495345},{"slug":"red","name":"Red","hex":"#FF0000","distance":34.72751070837067},{"slug":"orange-red","name":"Orange Red","hex":"#FF4500","distance":35.70714214271425},{"slug":"signal-red","name":"Signal Red","hex":"#E60000","distance":39.761790704142086},{"slug":"international-orange","name":"International Orange","hex":"#FF4F00","distance":45.552167895721496}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FA2205

#FA2205 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #FA2205 is visually closest to Scarlet, a named red color with HEX #FF2400.

The RGB channels are 250, 34, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 96% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.2148, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.3:1AA Pass

White text3.97:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FA2205 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.3:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#05DDFA#000000 text · best 12.73:1#05DDFA

#FA9C05#000000 text · best 9.82:1#FA9C05

#A01603#FFFFFF text · best 8.05:1#A01603

#FC715F#000000 text · best 7.67:1#FC715F

International Orange#000000 text · best 6.37:1#FF4F00

Generated Palette

#FA2205#FA2205

#05DDFA#05DDFA

#FA0563#FA0563

#FA9C05#FA9C05

#FC715F#FC715F

#A01603#A01603

Color Harmonies

#05DDFA#05DDFA

#FA0563#FA0563

#FA9C05#FA9C05

#05FA22#05FA22

#2205FA#2205FA

Variants

#FC715F#FC715F

#A01603#A01603

#FF1E00#FF1E00

#DE3721#DE3721

#F3988C#F3988C

#FF4229#FF4229

Nearest Named Colors

Scarlet#FF2400

Red#FF0000

Orange Red#FF4500

Signal Red#E60000

International Orange#FF4F00

#FA2205

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FA2205

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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