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HEX atlas value

#7E4D44

#7E4D44 is a warm red HEX color close to Coffee. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 126, 77, 68, HSL 9, 30%, 38%, has luminance 0.1016, and belongs to the balanced group.

redwarmbalanced
#7E4D44 Sample readable text
HEX #7E4D44
RGB rgb(126, 77, 68)
HSL hsl(9 30% 38%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 46, 51)
Luminance 0.1016
Contrast Black 3.03:1White 6.93:1

CSS

--color-7e4d44: #7E4D44;
.background-7e4d44 { background-color: #7E4D44; }
.text-7e4d44 { color: #7E4D44; }

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
Luminance0.1016
Black text3.03:1AA Fail
White text6.93:1AA 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":"#7E4D44","rgb":[126,77,68],"hsl":[9,30,38],"cmyk":[0,39,46,51],"luminance":0.1016,"contrast":{"black":3.03,"white":6.93}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#422824","hex":"#422824","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"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"]},{"name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Coffee adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/7e4d44.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#44757E","analogous":["#7E4458","#7E6A44"],"triadic":["#447E4D","#4D447E"],"tetradic":["#587E44","#44757E","#6A447E"],"splitComplementary":["#447E6A","#44587E"],"monochromatic":["#B0776D","#7E4D44","#422824"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B0776D","dark":"#422824","saturated":"#933E2F","desaturated":"#695B59","pastel":"#AF9792","neon":"#EB2300"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":19.87460691435179},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":21.563858652847824},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":27.459060435491963},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":29.58039891549808}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #7E4D44

#7E4D44 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #7E4D44 is visually closest to Coffee, a named orange color with HEX #6F4E37.

The RGB channels are 126, 77, and 68, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 30% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.1016, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.03:1AA Fail
White text6.93:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7E4D44 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.03:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.93:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#422824#FFFFFF text · best 13.46:1#422824
Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635
Umber#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#635147
Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A
Coffee#FFFFFF text · best 7.45:1#6F4E37

Generated Palette

#7E4D44#7E4D44
#44757E#44757E
#7E4458#7E4458
#7E6A44#7E6A44
#B0776D#B0776D
#422824#422824

Color Harmonies

#44757E#44757E
#7E4458#7E4458
#7E6A44#7E6A44
#447E4D#447E4D
#4D447E#4D447E

Variants

#B0776D#B0776D
#422824#422824
#933E2F#933E2F
#695B59#695B59
#AF9792#AF9792
#EB2300#EB2300

Nearest Named Colors

Coffee#6F4E37
Loam#6B4F3A
Raw Umber#826644
Umber#635147
Garnet#733635

Related HEX Guides

Coffee colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6F4E37.Loam colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6B4F3A.Raw Umber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #826644.Red color familyBrowse named red 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.#7E4D44 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.