HEX atlas value

#6D342C

#6D342C is a warm red HEX color close to Garnet. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 109, 52, 44, HSL 7, 42%, 30%, has luminance 0.0589, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#6D342C Sample readable text

HEX #6D342C

RGB rgb(109, 52, 44)

HSL hsl(7 42% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 52, 60, 57)

Luminance 0.0589

Contrast Black 2.18:1White 9.64:1

CSS

--color-6d342c: #6D342C;
.background-6d342c { background-color: #6D342C; }
.text-6d342c { color: #6D342C; }

Luminance0.0589

Black text2.18:1AA Fail

White text9.64:1AA 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":"#6D342C","rgb":[109,52,44],"hsl":[7,42,30],"cmyk":[0,52,60,57],"luminance":0.0589,"contrast":{"black":2.18,"white":9.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2B1512","hex":"#2B1512","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.22,"contrastWhite":17.24,"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":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D2C45","hex":"#6D2C45","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":10.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7D271C","hex":"#7D271C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.18,"contrastWhite":9.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Garnet adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6d342c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wine-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2C656D","analogous":["#6D2C45","#6D542C"],"triadic":["#2C6D34","#342C6D"],"tetradic":["#456D2C","#2C656D","#542C6D"],"splitComplementary":["#2C6D54","#2C456D"],"monochromatic":["#AE5347","#6D342C","#2B1512"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AE5347","dark":"#2B1512","saturated":"#7D271C","desaturated":"#5C413D","pastel":"#AB746D","neon":"#C21700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":11},{"slug":"wine-red","name":"Wine Red","hex":"#722F37","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":21.863211109075447},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":21.95449840010015}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6D342C

#6D342C is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #6D342C is visually closest to Garnet, a named red color with HEX #733635.

The RGB channels are 109, 52, and 44, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 42% saturation and 30% 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 0.0589, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.18:1AA Fail

White text9.64:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6D342C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.18:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF9.64:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#2B1512#FFFFFF text · best 17.24:1#2B1512

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

Bark#FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1#5B3A29

#6D2C45#FFFFFF text · best 10.02:1#6D2C45

#7D271C#FFFFFF text · best 9.64:1#7D271C

Generated Palette

#6D342C#6D342C

#2C656D#2C656D

#6D2C45#6D2C45

#6D542C#6D542C

#AE5347#AE5347

#2B1512#2B1512

Color Harmonies

#2C656D#2C656D

#6D2C45#6D2C45

#6D542C#6D542C

#2C6D34#2C6D34

#342C6D#342C6D

Variants

#AE5347#AE5347

#2B1512#2B1512

#7D271C#7D271C

#5C413D#5C413D

#AB746D#AB746D

#C21700#C21700

Nearest Named Colors

Garnet#733635

Wine Red#722F37

Bark#5B3A29

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Walnut#5C4033

#6D342C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6D342C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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