HEX atlas value

#FB342D

#FB342D is a warm red HEX color close to Vermilion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 52, 45, HSL 2, 96%, 58%, has luminance 0.2315, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#FB342D Sample readable text

HEX #FB342D

RGB rgb(251, 52, 45)

HSL hsl(2 96% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 79, 82, 2)

Luminance 0.2315

Contrast Black 5.63:1White 3.73:1

CSS

--color-fb342d: #FB342D;
.background-fb342d { background-color: #FB342D; }
.text-fb342d { color: #FB342D; }

Luminance0.2315

Black text5.63:1AA Pass

White text3.73:1AA 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":"#FB342D","rgb":[251,52,45],"hsl":[2,96,58],"cmyk":[0,79,82,2],"luminance":0.2315,"contrast":{"black":5.63,"white":3.73}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2DF4FB","hex":"#2DF4FB","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.44,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FB9B2D","hex":"#FB9B2D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.83,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FD8B87","hex":"#FD8B87","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.22,"contrastWhite":2.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.91,"contrastWhite":3.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Tulip Red","hex":"#FF4D4D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.42,"contrastWhite":3.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Vermilion 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/fb342d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/poppy-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2DF4FB","analogous":["#FB2D8D","#FB9B2D"],"triadic":["#2DFB34","#342DFB"],"tetradic":["#8DFB2D","#2DF4FB","#9B2DFB"],"splitComplementary":["#2DFB9B","#2D8DFB"],"monochromatic":["#FD8B87","#FB342D","#C80B04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FD8B87","dark":"#C80B04","saturated":"#FF3029","desaturated":"#E34A45","pastel":"#F7B3B1","neon":"#FF5752"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":28.653097563788805},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":33.98529093593286},{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":34.0147027033899},{"slug":"tulip-red","name":"Tulip Red","hex":"#FF4D4D","distance":40.80441152620633},{"slug":"neon-orange","name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","distance":45.39823785126467}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FB342D

#FB342D is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #FB342D is visually closest to Vermilion, a named red color with HEX #E34234.

The RGB channels are 251, 52, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 96% saturation and 58% 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 0.2315, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.63:1AA Pass

White text3.73:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FB342D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.63:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#2DF4FB#000000 text · best 15.44:1#2DF4FB

#FB9B2D#000000 text · best 9.83:1#FB9B2D

#FD8B87#000000 text · best 9.22:1#FD8B87

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

Tulip Red#000000 text · best 6.42:1#FF4D4D

Generated Palette

#FB342D#FB342D

#2DF4FB#2DF4FB

#FB2D8D#FB2D8D

#FB9B2D#FB9B2D

#FD8B87#FD8B87

#C80B04#C80B04

Color Harmonies

#2DF4FB#2DF4FB

#FB2D8D#FB2D8D

#FB9B2D#FB9B2D

#2DFB34#2DFB34

#342DFB#342DFB

Variants

#FD8B87#FD8B87

#C80B04#C80B04

#FF3029#FF3029

#E34A45#E34A45

#F7B3B1#F7B3B1

#FF5752#FF5752

Nearest Named Colors

Vermilion#E34234

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Poppy Red#DC343B

Tulip Red#FF4D4D

Neon Orange#FF5F1F

#FB342D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FB342D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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