HEX atlas value

#FC6969

#FC6969 is a warm red HEX color close to Coral Reef. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 105, 105, HSL 0, 96%, 70%, has luminance 0.3182, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#FC6969 Sample readable text

HEX #FC6969

RGB rgb(252, 105, 105)

HSL hsl(0 96% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 58, 58, 1)

Luminance 0.3182

Contrast Black 7.36:1White 2.85:1

CSS

--color-fc6969: #FC6969;
.background-fc6969 { background-color: #FC6969; }
.text-fc6969 { color: #FC6969; }

Luminance0.3182

Black text7.36:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA 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":"#FC6969","rgb":[252,105,105],"hsl":[0,96,70],"cmyk":[0,58,58,1],"luminance":0.3182,"contrast":{"black":7.36,"white":2.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#69FCFC","hex":"#69FCFC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.93,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEC3C3","hex":"#FEC3C3","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.81,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FCB369","hex":"#FCB369","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.79,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.28,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Coral Reef 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/fc6969.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral-reef.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/watermelon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#69FCFC","analogous":["#FC69B3","#FCB369"],"triadic":["#69FC69","#6969FC"],"tetradic":["#B3FC69","#69FCFC","#B269FC"],"splitComplementary":["#69FCB3","#69B2FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEC3C3","#FC6969","#FA0F0F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEC3C3","dark":"#FA0F0F","saturated":"#FF6666","desaturated":"#EB7A7A","pastel":"#FDE8E8","neon":"#FF8F8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":19.672315572906},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":24.779023386727733},{"slug":"watermelon","name":"Watermelon","hex":"#FC6C85","distance":28.160255680657446},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":30.870698080866262},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":32.526911934581186}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FC6969

#FC6969 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #FC6969 is visually closest to Coral Reef, a named red color with HEX #FD7C6E.

The RGB channels are 252, 105, and 105, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 96% saturation and 70% 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 0.3182, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.36:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FC6969 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#69FCFC#000000 text · best 16.93:1#69FCFC

#FEC3C3#000000 text · best 13.81:1#FEC3C3

#FCB369#000000 text · best 11.79:1#FCB369

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

Coral Reef#000000 text · best 8.28:1#FD7C6E

Generated Palette

#FC6969#FC6969

#69FCFC#69FCFC

#FC69B3#FC69B3

#FCB369#FCB369

#FEC3C3#FEC3C3

#FA0F0F#FA0F0F

Color Harmonies

#69FCFC#69FCFC

#FC69B3#FC69B3

#FCB369#FCB369

#69FC69#69FC69

#6969FC#6969FC

Variants

#FEC3C3#FEC3C3

#FA0F0F#FA0F0F

#FF6666#FF6666

#EB7A7A#EB7A7A

#FDE8E8#FDE8E8

#FF8F8F#FF8F8F

Nearest Named Colors

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Salmon#FA8072

Watermelon#FC6C85

Terracotta#E2725B

Burnt Sienna#E97451

#FC6969

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FC6969

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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