HEX atlas value

#FC6E55

#FC6E55 is a warm red HEX color close to Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 110, 85, HSL 9, 97%, 66%, has luminance 0.325, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#FC6E55 Sample readable text

HEX #FC6E55

RGB rgb(252, 110, 85)

HSL hsl(9 97% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 56, 66, 1)

Luminance 0.325

Contrast Black 7.5:1White 2.8:1

CSS

--color-fc6e55: #FC6E55;
.background-fc6e55 { background-color: #FC6E55; }
.text-fc6e55 { color: #FC6E55; }

Luminance0.325

Black text7.5:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA 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":"#FC6E55","rgb":[252,110,85],"hsl":[9,97,66],"cmyk":[0,56,66,1],"luminance":0.325,"contrast":{"black":7.5,"white":2.8}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#54E3FC","hex":"#54E3FC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.77,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FCC254","hex":"#FCC254","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.98,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FEBAAF","hex":"#FEBAAF","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.86,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","family":"orange","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 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/fc6e55.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tomato.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#54E3FC","analogous":["#FC548F","#FCC254"],"triadic":["#54FC6D","#6D54FC"],"tetradic":["#8FFC54","#54E3FC","#C254FC"],"splitComplementary":["#54FCC2","#548FFC"],"monochromatic":["#FEBAAF","#FC6E55","#F12704"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEBAAF","dark":"#F12704","saturated":"#FF6C52","desaturated":"#E97B67","pastel":"#FBDBD5","neon":"#FF8E7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":17.97220075561143},{"slug":"tomato","name":"Tomato","hex":"#FF6347","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":26.981475126464083},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":28.6705423736629}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FC6E55

#FC6E55 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #FC6E55 is visually closest to Coral, a named orange color with HEX #FF7F50.

The RGB channels are 252, 110, and 85, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 97% saturation and 66% 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 0.325, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.97, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.5:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FC6E55 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#54E3FC#000000 text · best 13.77:1#54E3FC

#FCC254#000000 text · best 12.98:1#FCC254

#FEBAAF#000000 text · best 12.86:1#FEBAAF

Coral#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FF7F50

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

Generated Palette

#FC6E55#FC6E55

#54E3FC#54E3FC

#FC548F#FC548F

#FCC254#FCC254

#FEBAAF#FEBAAF

#F12704#F12704

Color Harmonies

#54E3FC#54E3FC

#FC548F#FC548F

#FCC254#FCC254

#54FC6D#54FC6D

#6D54FC#6D54FC

Variants

#FEBAAF#FEBAAF

#F12704#F12704

#FF6C52#FF6C52

#E97B67#E97B67

#FBDBD5#FBDBD5

#FF8E7A#FF8E7A

Nearest Named Colors

Coral#FF7F50

Tomato#FF6347

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Terracotta#E2725B

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

#FC6E55

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FC6E55

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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