HEX atlas value

#FC997D

#FC997D is a warm red HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 153, 125, HSL 13, 95%, 74%, has luminance 0.4496, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#FC997D Sample readable text

HEX #FC997D

RGB rgb(252, 153, 125)

HSL hsl(13 95% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 50, 1)

Luminance 0.4496

Contrast Black 9.99:1White 2.1:1

CSS

--color-fc997d: #FC997D;
.background-fc997d { background-color: #FC997D; }
.text-fc997d { color: #FC997D; }

Luminance0.4496

Black text9.99:1AA Pass

White text2.1:1AA 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":"#FC997D","rgb":[252,153,125],"hsl":[13,95,74],"cmyk":[0,39,50,1],"luminance":0.4496,"contrast":{"black":9.99,"white":2.1}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.1,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEE0D7","hex":"#FEE0D7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.86,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCD87E","hex":"#FCD87E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.26,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#7EE0FC","hex":"#7EE0FC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.96,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EDA18C","hex":"#EDA18C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.08,"contrastWhite":2.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Light Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fc997d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7EE0FC","analogous":["#FC7EA1","#FCD87E"],"triadic":["#7EFC99","#997EFC"],"tetradic":["#A1FC7E","#7EE0FC","#D87EFC"],"splitComplementary":["#7EFCD8","#7EA1FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEE0D7","#FC997D","#F95224"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEE0D7","dark":"#F95224","saturated":"#FF977A","desaturated":"#EDA18C","pastel":"#FEFBFA","neon":"#FFB7A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":8.18535277187245},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":19.467922333931785},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":25.41653005427767},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":27.386127875258307},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":27.892651361962706}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FC997D

#FC997D is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #FC997D is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 252, 153, and 125, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg with 95% saturation and 74% 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 0.4496, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.99:1AA Pass

White text2.1:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FC997D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.1:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEE0D7#000000 text · best 16.86:1#FEE0D7

#FCD87E#000000 text · best 15.26:1#FCD87E

#7EE0FC#000000 text · best 13.96:1#7EE0FC

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

#EDA18C#000000 text · best 10.08:1#EDA18C

Generated Palette

#FC997D#FC997D

#7EE0FC#7EE0FC

#FC7EA1#FC7EA1

#FCD87E#FCD87E

#FEE0D7#FEE0D7

#F95224#F95224

Color Harmonies

#7EE0FC#7EE0FC

#FC7EA1#FC7EA1

#FCD87E#FCD87E

#7EFC99#7EFC99

#997EFC#997EFC

Variants

#FEE0D7#FEE0D7

#F95224#F95224

#FF977A#FF977A

#EDA18C#EDA18C

#FEFBFA#FEFBFA

#FFB7A3#FFB7A3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Salmon#FA8072

Light Coral#F08080

#FC997D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FC997D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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