Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#6E3817

#6E3817 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 56, 23, HSL 23, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.0621, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#6E3817 Sample readable text
HEX #6E3817
RGB rgb(110, 56, 23)
HSL hsl(23 65% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 79, 57)
Luminance 0.0621
Contrast Black 2.24:1White 9.37:1

CSS

--color-6e3817: #6E3817;
.background-6e3817 { background-color: #6E3817; }
.text-6e3817 { color: #6E3817; }

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
Luminance0.0621
Black text2.24:1AA Fail
White text9.37:1AA 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":"#6E3817","rgb":[110,56,23],"hsl":[23,65,26],"cmyk":[0,49,79,57],"luminance":0.0621,"contrast":{"black":2.24,"white":9.37}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.37,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#221107","hex":"#221107","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.15,"contrastWhite":18.23,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D1721","hex":"#6D1721","family":"red","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"]},{"name":"#5F3C26","hex":"#5F3C26","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.16,"contrastWhite":9.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Sepia adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6e3817.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#174C6D","analogous":["#6D1721","#6D6317"],"triadic":["#176D38","#38176D"],"tetradic":["#216D17","#174C6D","#63176D"],"splitComplementary":["#176D63","#17216D"],"monochromatic":["#B95F27","#6E3817","#221107"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B95F27","dark":"#221107","saturated":"#7C3509","desaturated":"#5F3C26","pastel":"#C17344","neon":"#AD4200"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":10.63014581273465},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":29.154759474226502},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":30.479501308256342},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":31.272991542223778}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #6E3817

#6E3817 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #6E3817 is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 110, 56, and 23, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.0621, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.24:1AA Fail
White text9.37:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E3817 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.24:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF9.37:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#221107#FFFFFF text · best 18.23:1#221107
#6D1721#FFFFFF text · best 11.71:1#6D1721
Garnet Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.13:1#6E1F26
Bark#FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1#5B3A29
#5F3C26#FFFFFF text · best 9.72:1#5F3C26

Generated Palette

#6E3817#6E3817
#174C6D#174C6D
#6D1721#6D1721
#6D6317#6D6317
#B95F27#B95F27
#221107#221107

Color Harmonies

#174C6D#174C6D
#6D1721#6D1721
#6D6317#6D6317
#176D38#176D38
#38176D#38176D

Variants

#B95F27#B95F27
#221107#221107
#7C3509#7C3509
#5F3C26#5F3C26
#C17344#C17344
#AD4200#AD4200

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214
Bark#5B3A29
Garnet Red#6E1F26
Garnet#733635
Brick Red#8A3324

Related HEX Guides

Sepia colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #704214.Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5B3A29.Garnet Red colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6E1F26.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced 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.#6E3817 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.