HEX atlas value

#6E2817

#6E2817 is a warm red HEX color close to Garnet Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 40, 23, HSL 12, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.0489, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#6E2817 Sample readable text

HEX #6E2817

RGB rgb(110, 40, 23)

HSL hsl(12 65% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 64, 79, 57)

Luminance 0.0489

Contrast Black 1.98:1White 10.62:1

CSS

--color-6e2817: #6E2817;
.background-6e2817 { background-color: #6E2817; }
.text-6e2817 { color: #6E2817; }

Luminance0.0489

Black text1.98:1AA Fail

White text10.62:1AA 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":"#6E2817","rgb":[110,40,23],"hsl":[12,65,26],"cmyk":[0,64,79,57],"luminance":0.0489,"contrast":{"black":1.98,"white":10.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.98,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":10.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#220C07","hex":"#220C07","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.12,"contrastWhite":18.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D1731","hex":"#6D1731","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.82,"contrastWhite":11.55,"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":"#5F3126","hex":"#5F3126","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.95,"contrastWhite":10.75,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7C2009","hex":"#7C2009","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.07,"contrastWhite":10.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Garnet Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6e2817.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#175C6D","analogous":["#6D1731","#6D5417"],"triadic":["#176D28","#28176D"],"tetradic":["#316D17","#175C6D","#54176D"],"splitComplementary":["#176D54","#17316D"],"monochromatic":["#B94427","#6E2817","#220C07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B94427","dark":"#220C07","saturated":"#7C2009","desaturated":"#5F3126","pastel":"#C15D44","neon":"#AD2300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":17.4928556845359},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":31.76476034853718},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":32.77193921634788},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":32.77193921634788}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6E2817

#6E2817 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #6E2817 is visually closest to Garnet Red, a named red color with HEX #6E1F26.

The RGB channels are 110, 40, and 23, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg with 65% saturation and 26% 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 0.0489, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.98:1AA Fail

White text10.62:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E2817 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.98:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF10.62:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#220C07#FFFFFF text · best 18.68:1#220C07

#6D1731#FFFFFF text · best 11.55:1#6D1731

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

#5F3126#FFFFFF text · best 10.75:1#5F3126

#7C2009#FFFFFF text · best 10.15:1#7C2009

Generated Palette

#6E2817#6E2817

#175C6D#175C6D

#6D1731#6D1731

#6D5417#6D5417

#B94427#B94427

#220C07#220C07

Color Harmonies

#175C6D#175C6D

#6D1731#6D1731

#6D5417#6D5417

#176D28#176D28

#28176D#28176D

Variants

#B94427#B94427

#220C07#220C07

#7C2009#7C2009

#5F3126#5F3126

#C15D44#C15D44

#AD2300#AD2300

Nearest Named Colors

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Sepia#704214

Bark#5B3A29

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

#6E2817

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6E2817

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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