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HEX atlas value

#66201E

#66201E is a warm red HEX color close to Garnet Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 102, 32, 30, HSL 2, 55%, 26%, has luminance 0.0395, and belongs to the balanced group.

redwarmbalanced
#66201E Sample readable text
HEX #66201E
RGB rgb(102, 32, 30)
HSL hsl(2 55% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 69, 71, 60)
Luminance 0.0395
Contrast Black 1.79:1White 11.73:1

CSS

--color-66201e: #66201E;
.background-66201e { background-color: #66201E; }
.text-66201e { color: #66201E; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0395
Black text1.79:1AA Fail
White text11.73:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#66201E","rgb":[102,32,30],"hsl":[2,55,26],"cmyk":[0,69,71,60],"luminance":0.0395,"contrast":{"black":1.79,"white":11.73}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":11.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#200A09","hex":"#200A09","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":"#671E40","hex":"#671E40","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.84,"contrastWhite":11.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#582E2C","hex":"#582E2C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.84,"contrastWhite":11.4,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#75130F","hex":"#75130F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.86,"contrastWhite":11.31,"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/66201e.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":"#1E6467","analogous":["#671E40","#67451E"],"triadic":["#1E6720","#201E67"],"tetradic":["#40671E","#1E6467","#451E67"],"splitComplementary":["#1E6745","#1E4067"],"monochromatic":["#AE3732","#66201E","#200A09"]}
Variants
{"light":"#AE3732","dark":"#200A09","saturated":"#75130F","desaturated":"#582E2C","pastel":"#B45350","neon":"#AD0600"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":30.298514815086232},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":31.52776554086889},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":34.38022687534217}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #66201E

#66201E is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #66201E is visually closest to Garnet Red, a named red color with HEX #6E1F26.

The RGB channels are 102, 32, and 30, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 55% saturation and 26% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.0395, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.79:1AA Fail
White text11.73:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #66201E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.79:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF11.73:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#200A09#FFFFFF text · best 18.95:1#200A09
Merlot#FFFFFF text · best 13.11:1#541E2E
#671E40#FFFFFF text · best 11.44:1#671E40
#582E2C#FFFFFF text · best 11.4:1#582E2C
#75130F#FFFFFF text · best 11.31:1#75130F

Generated Palette

#66201E#66201E
#1E6467#1E6467
#671E40#671E40
#67451E#67451E
#AE3732#AE3732
#200A09#200A09

Color Harmonies

#1E6467#1E6467
#671E40#671E40
#67451E#67451E
#1E6720#1E6720
#201E67#201E67

Variants

#AE3732#AE3732
#200A09#200A09
#75130F#75130F
#582E2C#582E2C
#B45350#B45350
#AD0600#AD0600

Nearest Named Colors

Garnet Red#6E1F26
Merlot#541E2E
Bark#5B3A29
Wine Red#722F37
Garnet#733635

Related HEX Guides

Garnet Red colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6E1F26.Merlot colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #541E2E.Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5B3A29.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#66201E APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.