HEX atlas value

#6C4442

#6C4442 is a warm red HEX color close to Loam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 108, 68, 66, HSL 3, 24%, 34%, has luminance 0.0772, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#6C4442 Sample readable text

HEX #6C4442

RGB rgb(108, 68, 66)

HSL hsl(3 24% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 39, 58)

Luminance 0.0772

Contrast Black 2.54:1White 8.25:1

CSS

--color-6c4442: #6C4442;
.background-6c4442 { background-color: #6C4442; }
.text-6c4442 { color: #6C4442; }

Luminance0.0772

Black text2.54:1AA Fail

White text8.25:1AA 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":"#6C4442","rgb":[108,68,66],"hsl":[3,24,34],"cmyk":[0,37,39,58],"luminance":0.0772,"contrast":{"black":2.54,"white":8.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#33201F","hex":"#33201F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.37,"contrastWhite":15.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.9,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7F332F","hex":"#7F332F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.42,"contrastWhite":8.69,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6C4255","hex":"#6C4255","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.55,"contrastWhite":8.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Loam adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6c4442.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#42696C","analogous":["#6C4255","#6C5942"],"triadic":["#426C44","#44426C"],"tetradic":["#556C42","#42696C","#59426C"],"splitComplementary":["#426C59","#42556C"],"monochromatic":["#A26A67","#6C4442","#33201F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A26A67","dark":"#33201F","saturated":"#7F332F","desaturated":"#585555","pastel":"#A08E8D","neon":"#D60B00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":15.165750888103101},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":16.583123951777},{"slug":"eggplant","name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":20.346989949375804}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6C4442

#6C4442 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #6C4442 is visually closest to Loam, a named orange color with HEX #6B4F3A.

The RGB channels are 108, 68, and 66, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 24% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.0772, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.54:1AA Fail

White text8.25:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6C4442 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.54:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.25:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#33201F#FFFFFF text · best 15.35:1#33201F

Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635

Eggplant#FFFFFF text · best 8.9:1#614051

#7F332F#FFFFFF text · best 8.69:1#7F332F

#6C4255#FFFFFF text · best 8.24:1#6C4255

Generated Palette

#6C4442#6C4442

#42696C#42696C

#6C4255#6C4255

#6C5942#6C5942

#A26A67#A26A67

#33201F#33201F

Color Harmonies

#42696C#42696C

#6C4255#6C4255

#6C5942#6C5942

#426C44#426C44

#44426C#44426C

Variants

#A26A67#A26A67

#33201F#33201F

#7F332F#7F332F

#585555#585555

#A08E8D#A08E8D

#D60B00#D60B00

Nearest Named Colors

Loam#6B4F3A

Coffee#6F4E37

Umber#635147

Eggplant#614051

Garnet#733635

#6C4442

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6C4442

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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