HEX atlas value

#6C4942

#6C4942 is a warm red HEX color close to Loam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 108, 73, 66, HSL 10, 24%, 34%, has luminance 0.0835, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#6C4942 Sample readable text

HEX #6C4942

RGB rgb(108, 73, 66)

HSL hsl(10 24% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 39, 58)

Luminance 0.0835

Contrast Black 2.67:1White 7.87:1

CSS

--color-6c4942: #6C4942;
.background-6c4942 { background-color: #6C4942; }
.text-6c4942 { color: #6C4942; }

Luminance0.0835

Black text2.67:1AA Fail

White text7.87:1AA 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":"#6C4942","rgb":[108,73,66],"hsl":[10,24,34],"cmyk":[0,32,39,58],"luminance":0.0835,"contrast":{"black":2.67,"white":7.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#33221F","hex":"#33221F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.39,"contrastWhite":15.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.24,"contrastWhite":9.39,"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":"#6C4250","hex":"#6C4250","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.53,"contrastWhite":8.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7F3C2F","hex":"#7F3C2F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.59,"contrastWhite":8.11,"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/6c4942.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":"#42656C","analogous":["#6C4250","#6C5E42"],"triadic":["#426C49","#49426C"],"tetradic":["#506C42","#42656C","#5E426C"],"splitComplementary":["#426C5E","#42506C"],"monochromatic":["#A27167","#6C4942","#33221F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A27167","dark":"#33221F","saturated":"#7F3C2F","desaturated":"#585655","pastel":"#A0908D","neon":"#D62400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":12.449899597988733},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"eggplant","name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","distance":20.663978319771825},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":23.706539182259394}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6C4942

#6C4942 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #6C4942 is visually closest to Loam, a named orange color with HEX #6B4F3A.

The RGB channels are 108, 73, and 66, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 10deg 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 0.0835, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.67:1AA Fail

White text7.87:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6C4942 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.67:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.87:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#33221F#FFFFFF text · best 15.11:1#33221F

Walnut#FFFFFF text · best 9.39:1#5C4033

Eggplant#FFFFFF text · best 8.9:1#614051

#6C4250#FFFFFF text · best 8.29:1#6C4250

#7F3C2F#FFFFFF text · best 8.11:1#7F3C2F

Generated Palette

#6C4942#6C4942

#42656C#42656C

#6C4250#6C4250

#6C5E42#6C5E42

#A27167#A27167

#33221F#33221F

Color Harmonies

#42656C#42656C

#6C4250#6C4250

#6C5E42#6C5E42

#426C49#426C49

#49426C#49426C

Variants

#A27167#A27167

#33221F#33221F

#7F3C2F#7F3C2F

#585655#585655

#A0908D#A0908D

#D62400#D62400

Nearest Named Colors

Loam#6B4F3A

Coffee#6F4E37

Umber#635147

Eggplant#614051

Walnut#5C4033

#6C4942

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6C4942

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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