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HEX atlas value

#6A251B

#6A251B is a warm red HEX color close to Garnet Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 106, 37, 27, HSL 8, 59%, 26%, has luminance 0.0447, and belongs to the balanced group.

redwarmbalanced
#6A251B Sample readable text
HEX #6A251B
RGB rgb(106, 37, 27)
HSL hsl(8 59% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 65, 75, 58)
Luminance 0.0447
Contrast Black 1.89:1White 11.09:1

CSS

--color-6a251b: #6A251B;
.background-6a251b { background-color: #6A251B; }
.text-6a251b { color: #6A251B; }

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
Luminance0.0447
Black text1.89:1AA Fail
White text11.09:1AA 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":"#6A251B","rgb":[106,37,27],"hsl":[8,59,26],"cmyk":[0,65,75,58],"luminance":0.0447,"contrast":{"black":1.89,"white":11.09}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":11.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#200C08","hex":"#200C08","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.12,"contrastWhite":18.78,"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":"#691B38","hex":"#691B38","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.81,"contrastWhite":11.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.89,"contrastWhite":11.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5B302A","hex":"#5B302A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.9,"contrastWhite":11.04,"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/6a251b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/merlot.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#1B5F69","analogous":["#691B38","#694D1B"],"triadic":["#1B6926","#261B69"],"tetradic":["#38691B","#1B5F69","#4D1B69"],"splitComplementary":["#1B694D","#1B3869"],"monochromatic":["#B2402E","#6A251B","#200C08"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B2402E","dark":"#200C08","saturated":"#781B0D","desaturated":"#5B302A","pastel":"#B95A4B","neon":"#AD1700"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":29.359836511806396},{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":29.899832775452108},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":30.430248109405877},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":30.789608636681304}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #6A251B

#6A251B is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #6A251B is visually closest to Garnet Red, a named red color with HEX #6E1F26.

The RGB channels are 106, 37, and 27, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg with 59% 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 0.0447, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.89:1AA Fail
White text11.09:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6A251B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.89:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF11.09:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#200C08#FFFFFF text · best 18.78:1#200C08
Merlot#FFFFFF text · best 13.11:1#541E2E
#691B38#FFFFFF text · best 11.58:1#691B38
Garnet Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.13:1#6E1F26
#5B302A#FFFFFF text · best 11.04:1#5B302A

Generated Palette

#6A251B#6A251B
#1B5F69#1B5F69
#691B38#691B38
#694D1B#694D1B
#B2402E#B2402E
#200C08#200C08

Color Harmonies

#1B5F69#1B5F69
#691B38#691B38
#694D1B#694D1B
#1B6926#1B6926
#261B69#261B69

Variants

#B2402E#B2402E
#200C08#200C08
#781B0D#781B0D
#5B302A#5B302A
#B95A4B#B95A4B
#AD1700#AD1700

Nearest Named Colors

Garnet Red#6E1F26
Bark#5B3A29
Merlot#541E2E
Sepia#704214
Wine Red#722F37

Related HEX Guides

Garnet Red colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6E1F26.Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5B3A29.Merlot colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #541E2E.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.#6A251B APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.