Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#6D5555

#6D5555 is a warm red HEX color close to Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 109, 85, 85, HSL 0, 12%, 38%, has luminance 0.104, and belongs to the muted group.

redwarmmuted
#6D5555 Sample readable text
HEX #6D5555
RGB rgb(109, 85, 85)
HSL hsl(0 12% 38%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 22, 57)
Luminance 0.104
Contrast Black 3.08:1White 6.82:1

CSS

--color-6d5555: #6D5555;
.background-6d5555 { background-color: #6D5555; }
.text-6d5555 { color: #6D5555; }

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
Luminance0.104
Black text3.08:1AA Fail
White text6.82:1AA 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":"#6D5555","rgb":[109,85,85],"hsl":[0,12,38],"cmyk":[0,22,22,57],"luminance":0.104,"contrast":{"black":3.08,"white":6.82}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#392D2D","hex":"#392D2D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.59,"contrastWhite":13.22,"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":"#824040","hex":"#824040","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.76,"contrastWhite":7.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Umber 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/6d5555.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggplant.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/granite.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#556D6D","analogous":["#6D5561","#6D6155"],"triadic":["#556D55","#55556D"],"tetradic":["#616D55","#556D6D","#61556D"],"splitComplementary":["#556D61","#55616D"],"monochromatic":["#9C8181","#6D5555","#392D2D"]}
Variants
{"light":"#9C8181","dark":"#392D2D","saturated":"#824040","desaturated":"#616161","pastel":"#A1A1A1","neon":"#EB0000"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":17.663521732655695},{"slug":"eggplant","name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"granite","name":"Granite","hex":"#676767","distance":26.153393661244042},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":27.730849247724095},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":28.5657137141714}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #6D5555

#6D5555 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #6D5555 is visually closest to Umber, a named orange color with HEX #635147.

The RGB channels are 109, 85, and 85, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 12% saturation and 38% 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 0.104, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.08:1AA Fail
White text6.82:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6D5555 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.08:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.82:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#392D2D#FFFFFF text · best 13.22:1#392D2D
Eggplant#FFFFFF text · best 8.9:1#614051
#824040#FFFFFF text · best 7.62:1#824040
Umber#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#635147
Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

Generated Palette

#6D5555#6D5555
#556D6D#556D6D
#6D5561#6D5561
#6D6155#6D6155
#9C8181#9C8181
#392D2D#392D2D

Color Harmonies

#556D6D#556D6D
#6D5561#6D5561
#6D6155#6D6155
#556D55#556D55
#55556D#55556D

Variants

#9C8181#9C8181
#392D2D#392D2D
#824040#824040
#616161#616161
#A1A1A1#A1A1A1
#EB0000#EB0000

Nearest Named Colors

Umber#635147
Eggplant#614051
Granite#676767
Loam#6B4F3A
Dim Gray#696969

Related HEX Guides

Umber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #635147.Eggplant colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #614051.Granite colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #676767.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted 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.#6D5555 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.