HEX atlas value

#6B1106

#6B1106 is a warm red HEX color close to Barn Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 107, 17, 6, HSL 7, 89%, 22%, has luminance 0.0354, and belongs to the dark group.

red warm dark

#6B1106 Sample readable text

HEX #6B1106

RGB rgb(107, 17, 6)

HSL hsl(7 89% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 84, 94, 58)

Luminance 0.0354

Contrast Black 1.71:1White 12.3:1

CSS

--color-6b1106: #6B1106;
.background-6b1106 { background-color: #6B1106; }
.text-6b1106 { color: #6B1106; }

Luminance0.0354

Black text1.71:1AA Fail

White text12.3:1AA 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":"#6B1106","rgb":[107,17,6],"hsl":[7,89,22],"cmyk":[0,84,94,58],"luminance":0.0354,"contrast":{"black":1.71,"white":12.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":12.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#130301","hex":"#130301","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.04,"contrastWhite":20.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5E1B13","hex":"#5E1B13","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.64,"contrastWhite":12.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6A062C","hex":"#6A062C","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.68,"contrastWhite":12.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#700D00","hex":"#700D00","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.75,"contrastWhite":12.03,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","dark","dark red","Barn Red 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/6b1106.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maroon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#065E6A","analogous":["#6A062C","#6A4406"],"triadic":["#066A12","#12066A"],"tetradic":["#2C6A06","#065E6A","#44066A"],"splitComplementary":["#066A44","#062C6A"],"monochromatic":["#C1200B","#6B1106","#130301"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C1200B","dark":"#130301","saturated":"#700D00","desaturated":"#5E1B13","pastel":"#D1341F","neon":"#991200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"barn-red","name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","distance":18.81488772222678},{"slug":"maroon","name":"Maroon","hex":"#800000","distance":27.676705006196094},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":35.05709628591621},{"slug":"dark-red","name":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","distance":36.72873534441391},{"slug":"burgundy","name":"Burgundy","hex":"#800020","distance":37.49666651850535}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6B1106

#6B1106 is classified as a warm red value with dark visual character. #6B1106 is visually closest to Barn Red, a named red color with HEX #7C0A02.

The RGB channels are 107, 17, and 6, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 89% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 0.0354, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.71:1AA Fail

White text12.3:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6B1106 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.71:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF12.3:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#130301#FFFFFF text · best 20.15:1#130301

#5E1B13#FFFFFF text · best 12.79:1#5E1B13

#6A062C#FFFFFF text · best 12.53:1#6A062C

#700D00#FFFFFF text · best 12.03:1#700D00

Garnet Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.13:1#6E1F26

Generated Palette

#6B1106#6B1106

#065E6A#065E6A

#6A062C#6A062C

#6A4406#6A4406

#C1200B#C1200B

#130301#130301

Color Harmonies

#065E6A#065E6A

#6A062C#6A062C

#6A4406#6A4406

#066A12#066A12

#12066A#12066A

Variants

#C1200B#C1200B

#130301#130301

#700D00#700D00

#5E1B13#5E1B13

#D1341F#D1341F

#991200#991200

Nearest Named Colors

Barn Red#7C0A02

Maroon#800000

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Dark Red#8B0000

Burgundy#800020

#6B1106

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6B1106

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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