HEX atlas value

#561C1A

#561C1A is a warm red HEX color close to Merlot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 86, 28, 26, HSL 2, 54%, 22%, has luminance 0.0288, and belongs to the dark group.

red warm dark

#561C1A Sample readable text

HEX #561C1A

RGB rgb(86, 28, 26)

HSL hsl(2 54% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 67, 70, 66)

Luminance 0.0288

Contrast Black 1.58:1White 13.32:1

CSS

--color-561c1a: #561C1A;
.background-561c1a { background-color: #561C1A; }
.text-561c1a { color: #561C1A; }

Luminance0.0288

Black text1.58:1AA Fail

White text13.32:1AA Pass

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":"#561C1A","rgb":[86,28,26],"hsl":[2,54,22],"cmyk":[0,67,70,66],"luminance":0.0288,"contrast":{"black":1.58,"white":13.32}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":13.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#100505","hex":"#100505","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.05,"contrastWhite":20.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#561A36","hex":"#561A36","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#63100D","hex":"#63100D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.61,"contrastWhite":13.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4A2726","hex":"#4A2726","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.61,"contrastWhite":13.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","dark","dark red","Merlot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/561c1a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/merlot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1A5456","analogous":["#561A36","#563A1A"],"triadic":["#1A561C","#1C1A56"],"tetradic":["#36561A","#1A5456","#3A1A56"],"splitComplementary":["#1A563A","#1A3656"],"monochromatic":["#9D332F","#561C1A","#100505"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9D332F","dark":"#100505","saturated":"#63100D","desaturated":"#4A2726","pastel":"#A74C49","neon":"#990500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":20.199009876724155},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":27},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":32.69556544854363},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":33.91164991562634}]

HEX meaning and use

About #561C1A

#561C1A is classified as a warm red value with dark visual character. #561C1A is visually closest to Merlot, a named pink color with HEX #541E2E.

The RGB channels are 86, 28, and 26, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 54% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark 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 dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0288, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.58:1AA Fail

White text13.32:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #561C1A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.58:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF13.32:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#100505#FFFFFF text · best 20.08:1#100505

#561A36#FFFFFF text · best 13.16:1#561A36

Merlot#FFFFFF text · best 13.11:1#541E2E

#63100D#FFFFFF text · best 13.04:1#63100D

#4A2726#FFFFFF text · best 13.04:1#4A2726

Generated Palette

#561C1A#561C1A

#1A5456#1A5456

#561A36#561A36

#563A1A#563A1A

#9D332F#9D332F

#100505#100505

Color Harmonies

#1A5456#1A5456

#561A36#561A36

#563A1A#563A1A

#1A561C#1A561C

#1C1A56#1C1A56

Variants

#9D332F#9D332F

#100505#100505

#63100D#63100D

#4A2726#4A2726

#A74C49#A74C49

#990500#990500

Nearest Named Colors

Merlot#541E2E

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Espresso#4B3621

Pine Bark#4A3728

Bark#5B3A29

#561C1A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #561C1A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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