HEX atlas value

#FA3205

#FA3205 is a warm red HEX color close to Scarlet. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 50, 5, HSL 11, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.2262, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#FA3205 Sample readable text

HEX #FA3205

RGB rgb(250, 50, 5)

HSL hsl(11 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 80, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.2262

Contrast Black 5.52:1White 3.8:1

CSS

--color-fa3205: #FA3205;
.background-fa3205 { background-color: #FA3205; }
.text-fa3205 { color: #FA3205; }

Luminance0.2262

Black text5.52:1AA Pass

White text3.8:1AA 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":"#FA3205","rgb":[250,50,5],"hsl":[11,96,50],"cmyk":[0,80,98,2],"luminance":0.2262,"contrast":{"black":5.52,"white":3.8}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#05CDFA","hex":"#05CDFA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.12,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FAAC05","hex":"#FAAC05","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.97,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FC7C5F","hex":"#FC7C5F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.19,"contrastWhite":2.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A02003","hex":"#A02003","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.7,"contrastWhite":7.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.91,"contrastWhite":3.04,"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fa3205.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scarlet.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/international-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#05CDFA","analogous":["#FA0553","#FAAC05"],"triadic":["#05FA32","#3205FA"],"tetradic":["#53FA05","#05CDFA","#AC05FA"],"splitComplementary":["#05FAAC","#0553FA"],"monochromatic":["#FC7C5F","#FA3205","#A02003"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FC7C5F","dark":"#A02003","saturated":"#FF2F00","desaturated":"#DE4421","pastel":"#F39F8C","neon":"#FF5029"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scarlet","name":"Scarlet","hex":"#FF2400","distance":15.684387141358123},{"slug":"orange-red","name":"Orange Red","hex":"#FF4500","distance":20.273134932713294},{"slug":"international-orange","name":"International Orange","hex":"#FF4F00","distance":29.8496231131986},{"slug":"red","name":"Red","hex":"#FF0000","distance":50.49752469181039},{"slug":"neon-orange","name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","distance":52.21110992882645}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FA3205

#FA3205 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #FA3205 is visually closest to Scarlet, a named red color with HEX #FF2400.

The RGB channels are 250, 50, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg 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 0.2262, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.52:1AA Pass

White text3.8:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FA3205 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.52:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#05CDFA#000000 text · best 11.12:1#05CDFA

#FAAC05#000000 text · best 10.97:1#FAAC05

#FC7C5F#000000 text · best 8.19:1#FC7C5F

#A02003#FFFFFF text · best 7.77:1#A02003

Neon Orange#000000 text · best 6.91:1#FF5F1F

Generated Palette

#FA3205#FA3205

#05CDFA#05CDFA

#FA0553#FA0553

#FAAC05#FAAC05

#FC7C5F#FC7C5F

#A02003#A02003

Color Harmonies

#05CDFA#05CDFA

#FA0553#FA0553

#FAAC05#FAAC05

#05FA32#05FA32

#3205FA#3205FA

Variants

#FC7C5F#FC7C5F

#A02003#A02003

#FF2F00#FF2F00

#DE4421#DE4421

#F39F8C#F39F8C

#FF5029#FF5029

Nearest Named Colors

Scarlet#FF2400

Orange Red#FF4500

International Orange#FF4F00

Red#FF0000

Neon Orange#FF5F1F

#FA3205

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FA3205

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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