HEX atlas value

#FA3E05

#FA3E05 is a warm red HEX color close to Orange Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 62, 5, HSL 14, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.2378, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#FA3E05 Sample readable text

HEX #FA3E05

RGB rgb(250, 62, 5)

HSL hsl(14 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 75, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.2378

Contrast Black 5.76:1White 3.65:1

CSS

--color-fa3e05: #FA3E05;
.background-fa3e05 { background-color: #FA3E05; }
.text-fa3e05 { color: #FA3E05; }

Luminance0.2378

Black text5.76:1AA Pass

White text3.65:1AA 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":"#FA3E05","rgb":[250,62,5],"hsl":[14,96,50],"cmyk":[0,75,98,2],"luminance":0.2378,"contrast":{"black":5.76,"white":3.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAB905","hex":"#FAB905","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.01,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#05C1FA","hex":"#05C1FA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.01,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FC845F","hex":"#FC845F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.6,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A02803","hex":"#A02803","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Hazard Orange","hex":"#FF6700","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.19,"contrastWhite":2.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Orange Red 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/fa3e05.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/international-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scarlet.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#05C1FA","analogous":["#FA0546","#FAB905"],"triadic":["#05FA3E","#3E05FA"],"tetradic":["#46FA05","#05C1FA","#B905FA"],"splitComplementary":["#05FAB9","#0546FA"],"monochromatic":["#FC845F","#FA3E05","#A02803"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FC845F","dark":"#A02803","saturated":"#FF3C00","desaturated":"#DE4D21","pastel":"#F3A48C","neon":"#FF5B29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"orange-red","name":"Orange Red","hex":"#FF4500","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"international-orange","name":"International Orange","hex":"#FF4F00","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"scarlet","name":"Scarlet","hex":"#FF2400","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"hazard-orange","name":"Hazard Orange","hex":"#FF6700","distance":41.60528812542944},{"slug":"neon-orange","name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","distance":42.30839160261236}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FA3E05

#FA3E05 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #FA3E05 is visually closest to Orange Red, a named orange color with HEX #FF4500.

The RGB channels are 250, 62, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg 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 0.2378, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.76:1AA Pass

White text3.65:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FA3E05 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.76:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAB905#000000 text · best 12.01:1#FAB905

#05C1FA#000000 text · best 10.01:1#05C1FA

#FC845F#000000 text · best 8.6:1#FC845F

#A02803#FFFFFF text · best 7.5:1#A02803

Hazard Orange#000000 text · best 7.19:1#FF6700

Generated Palette

#FA3E05#FA3E05

#05C1FA#05C1FA

#FA0546#FA0546

#FAB905#FAB905

#FC845F#FC845F

#A02803#A02803

Color Harmonies

#05C1FA#05C1FA

#FA0546#FA0546

#FAB905#FAB905

#05FA3E#05FA3E

#3E05FA#3E05FA

Variants

#FC845F#FC845F

#A02803#A02803

#FF3C00#FF3C00

#DE4D21#DE4D21

#F3A48C#F3A48C

#FF5B29#FF5B29

Nearest Named Colors

Orange Red#FF4500

International Orange#FF4F00

Scarlet#FF2400

Hazard Orange#FF6700

Neon Orange#FF5F1F

#FA3E05

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FA3E05

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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