HEX atlas value

#622222

#622222 is a warm red HEX color nearest Garnet Red. RGB 98, 34, 34, HSL 0° 48% 26%, luminance 0.0386; view contrast and conversions.

red warm balanced

#622222 Sample readable text

HEX #622222

RGB rgb(98, 34, 34)

HSL hsl(0 48% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 65, 65, 62)

Luminance 0.0386

Contrast Black 1.77:1White 11.85:1

CSS

--color-622222: #622222;
.background-622222 { background-color: #622222; }
.text-622222 { color: #622222; }

HEX meaning and use

About #622222

#622222 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #622222 is visually closest to Garnet Red, a named red color with HEX #6E1F26.

The RGB channels are 98, 34, and 34, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 48% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.0386, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.77:1AA Fail

White text11.85:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #622222 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.77:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF11.85:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#1E0B0B#1E0B0B · #FFFFFF text · best 18.95:1 Merlot#541E2E · #FFFFFF text · best 13.11:1 #711414#711414 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.59:1 #622242#622242 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.5:1 Espresso#4B3621 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1

Generated Palette

#622222#622222

#226262#226262

#622242#622242

#624222#624222

#A63A3A#A63A3A

#1E0B0B#1E0B0B

Color Harmonies

#226262#226262

#622242#622242

#624222#624222

#226222#226222

#222262#222262

Variants

#A63A3A#A63A3A

#1E0B0B#1E0B0B

#711414#711414

#543131#543131

#AB5959#AB5959

#AD0000#AD0000

Nearest Named Colors

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Merlot#541E2E

Bark#5B3A29

Wine Red#722F37

Espresso#4B3621

Luminance0.0386

Black text1.77:1AA Fail

White text11.85:1AA 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":"#622222","rgb":[98,34,34],"hsl":[0,48,26],"cmyk":[0,65,65,62],"luminance":0.0386,"contrast":{"black":1.77,"white":11.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":11.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1E0B0B","hex":"#1E0B0B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.11,"contrastWhite":18.95,"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":"#711414","hex":"#711414","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.81,"contrastWhite":11.59,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#622242","hex":"#622242","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.83,"contrastWhite":11.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Garnet Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/622222.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/merlot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#226262","analogous":["#622242","#624222"],"triadic":["#226222","#222262"],"tetradic":["#426222","#226262","#422262"],"splitComplementary":["#226242","#224262"],"monochromatic":["#A63A3A","#622222","#1E0B0B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A63A3A","dark":"#1E0B0B","saturated":"#711414","desaturated":"#543131","pastel":"#AB5959","neon":"#AD0000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":13},{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":25.96150997149434},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":30.495901363953813}]

#622222

CSS

About #622222

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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