HEX atlas value

#FC8669

#FC8669 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 134, 105, HSL 12, 96%, 70%, has luminance 0.3877, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#FC8669 Sample readable text

HEX #FC8669

RGB rgb(252, 134, 105)

HSL hsl(12 96% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 47, 58, 1)

Luminance 0.3877

Contrast Black 8.75:1White 2.4:1

CSS

--color-fc8669: #FC8669;
.background-fc8669 { background-color: #FC8669; }
.text-fc8669 { color: #FC8669; }

Luminance0.3877

Black text8.75:1AA Pass

White text2.4:1AA 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":"#FC8669","rgb":[252,134,105],"hsl":[12,96,70],"cmyk":[0,47,58,1],"luminance":0.3877,"contrast":{"black":8.75,"white":2.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FECFC3","hex":"#FECFC3","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.93,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCD069","hex":"#FCD069","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.37,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#69DFFC","hex":"#69DFFC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.56,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EB917A","hex":"#EB917A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.86,"contrastWhite":2.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Salmon 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/fc8669.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral-reef.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#69DFFC","analogous":["#FC6995","#FCD069"],"triadic":["#69FC86","#8669FC"],"tetradic":["#95FC69","#69DFFC","#D069FC"],"splitComplementary":["#69FCD0","#6995FC"],"monochromatic":["#FECFC3","#FC8669","#FA3E0F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FECFC3","dark":"#FA3E0F","saturated":"#FF8566","desaturated":"#EB917A","pastel":"#FDECE8","neon":"#FFA58F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":11},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":11.224972160321824},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":26.13426869074396},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":26.627053911388696},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":30.099833886584822}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FC8669

#FC8669 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #FC8669 is visually closest to Salmon, a named red color with HEX #FA8072.

The RGB channels are 252, 134, and 105, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.3877, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.75:1AA Pass

White text2.4:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FC8669 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.75:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FECFC3#000000 text · best 14.93:1#FECFC3

#FCD069#000000 text · best 14.37:1#FCD069

#69DFFC#000000 text · best 13.56:1#69DFFC

Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

#EB917A#000000 text · best 8.86:1#EB917A

Generated Palette

#FC8669#FC8669

#69DFFC#69DFFC

#FC6995#FC6995

#FCD069#FCD069

#FECFC3#FECFC3

#FA3E0F#FA3E0F

Color Harmonies

#69DFFC#69DFFC

#FC6995#FC6995

#FCD069#FCD069

#69FC86#69FC86

#8669FC#8669FC

Variants

#FECFC3#FECFC3

#FA3E0F#FA3E0F

#FF8566#FF8566

#EB917A#EB917A

#FDECE8#FDECE8

#FFA58F#FFA58F

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon#FA8072

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Coral#FF7F50

Light Coral#F08080

Dark Salmon#E9967A

#FC8669

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FC8669

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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