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HEX atlas value

#6E3802

#6E3802 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 56, 2, HSL 30, 96%, 22%, has luminance 0.0615, and belongs to the dark group.

orangewarmdark
#6E3802 Sample readable text
HEX #6E3802
RGB rgb(110, 56, 2)
HSL hsl(30 96% 22%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 98, 57)
Luminance 0.0615
Contrast Black 2.23:1White 9.42:1

CSS

--color-6e3802: #6E3802;
.background-6e3802 { background-color: #6E3802; }
.text-6e3802 { color: #6E3802; }

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
Luminance0.0615
Black text2.23:1AA Fail
White text9.42:1AA 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":"#6E3802","rgb":[110,56,2],"hsl":[30,96,22],"cmyk":[0,49,98,57],"luminance":0.0615,"contrast":{"black":2.23,"white":9.42}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#140A00","hex":"#140A00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6E0202","hex":"#6E0202","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.67,"contrastWhite":12.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#02386E","hex":"#02386E","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.71,"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"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","dark","dark orange","Sepia adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6e3802.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#02386E","analogous":["#6E0202","#6E6E02"],"triadic":["#026E38","#38026E"],"tetradic":["#026E02","#02386E","#6E026E"],"splitComplementary":["#026E6E","#02026E"],"monochromatic":["#C86604","#6E3802","#140A00"]}
Variants
{"light":"#C86604","dark":"#140A00","saturated":"#703800","desaturated":"#62380F","pastel":"#D97817","neon":"#994C00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":20.688160865577203},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":36.0416425818802},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":43.42810150121693},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":43.829214001622255},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":44.328320518603}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #6E3802

#6E3802 is classified as a warm orange value with dark visual character. #6E3802 is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 110, 56, and 2, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 96% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0615, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.23:1AA Fail
White text9.42:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E3802 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.23:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF9.42:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#140A00#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#140A00
#6E0202#FFFFFF text · best 12.56:1#6E0202
#02386E#FFFFFF text · best 11.71:1#02386E
Garnet Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.13:1#6E1F26
Bark#FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1#5B3A29

Generated Palette

#6E3802#6E3802
#02386E#02386E
#6E0202#6E0202
#6E6E02#6E6E02
#C86604#C86604
#140A00#140A00

Color Harmonies

#02386E#02386E
#6E0202#6E0202
#6E6E02#6E6E02
#026E38#026E38
#38026E#38026E

Variants

#C86604#C86604
#140A00#140A00
#703800#703800
#62380F#62380F
#D97817#D97817
#994C00#994C00

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214
Saddle Brown#8B4513
Bark#5B3A29
Garnet Red#6E1F26
Brick Red#8A3324

Related HEX Guides

Sepia colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #704214.Saddle Brown colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B4513.Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5B3A29.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark 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.#6E3802 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.