HEX atlas value

#FC8A55

#FC8A55 is a warm orange HEX color close to Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 138, 85, HSL 19, 97%, 66%, has luminance 0.3953, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FC8A55 Sample readable text

HEX #FC8A55

RGB rgb(252, 138, 85)

HSL hsl(19 97% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 45, 66, 1)

Luminance 0.3953

Contrast Black 8.91:1White 2.36:1

CSS

--color-fc8a55: #FC8A55;
.background-fc8a55 { background-color: #FC8A55; }
.text-fc8a55 { color: #FC8A55; }

Luminance0.3953

Black text8.91:1AA Pass

White text2.36:1AA 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":"#FC8A55","rgb":[252,138,85],"hsl":[19,97,66],"cmyk":[0,45,66,1],"luminance":0.3953,"contrast":{"black":8.91,"white":2.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCDE54","hex":"#FCDE54","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.72,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEC8AF","hex":"#FEC8AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.09,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#54C7FC","hex":"#54C7FC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.95,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF8952","hex":"#FF8952","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.95,"contrastWhite":2.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fc8a55.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral-reef.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#54C7FC","analogous":["#FC5473","#FCDE54"],"triadic":["#54FC89","#8954FC"],"tetradic":["#73FC54","#54C7FC","#DE54FC"],"splitComplementary":["#54FCDE","#5473FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEC8AF","#FC8A55","#F14F04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEC8AF","dark":"#F14F04","saturated":"#FF8952","desaturated":"#E99067","pastel":"#FBE1D5","neon":"#FFA47A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":12.449899597988733},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":28.6705423736629},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":29.34280150224242},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":29.34280150224242},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":30.740852297878796}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FC8A55

#FC8A55 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FC8A55 is visually closest to Coral, a named orange color with HEX #FF7F50.

The RGB channels are 252, 138, and 85, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg 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 0.3953, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.91:1AA Pass

White text2.36:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FC8A55 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCDE54#000000 text · best 15.72:1#FCDE54

#FEC8AF#000000 text · best 14.09:1#FEC8AF

#54C7FC#000000 text · best 10.95:1#54C7FC

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

#FF8952#000000 text · best 8.95:1#FF8952

Generated Palette

#FC8A55#FC8A55

#54C7FC#54C7FC

#FC5473#FC5473

#FCDE54#FCDE54

#FEC8AF#FEC8AF

#F14F04#F14F04

Color Harmonies

#54C7FC#54C7FC

#FC5473#FC5473

#FCDE54#FCDE54

#54FC89#54FC89

#8954FC#8954FC

Variants

#FEC8AF#FEC8AF

#F14F04#F14F04

#FF8952#FF8952

#E99067#E99067

#FBE1D5#FBE1D5

#FFA47A#FFA47A

Nearest Named Colors

Coral#FF7F50

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Salmon#FA8072

#FC8A55

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FC8A55

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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