HEX atlas value

#9E6661

#9E6661 is a warm red HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 158, 102, 97, HSL 5, 24%, 50%, has luminance 0.1763, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#9E6661 Sample readable text

HEX #9E6661

RGB rgb(158, 102, 97)

HSL hsl(5 24% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 39, 38)

Luminance 0.1763

Contrast Black 4.53:1White 4.64:1

CSS

--color-9e6661: #9E6661;
.background-9e6661 { background-color: #9E6661; }
.text-9e6661 { color: #9E6661; }

Luminance0.1763

Black text4.53:1AA Pass

White text4.64:1AA 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":"#9E6661","rgb":[158,102,97],"hsl":[5,24,50],"cmyk":[0,35,39,38],"luminance":0.1763,"contrast":{"black":4.53,"white":4.64}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#65413E","hex":"#65413E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.38,"contrastWhite":8.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C19D9A","hex":"#C19D9A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.56,"contrastWhite":2.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#61999E","hex":"#61999E","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.56,"contrastWhite":3.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#9E8561","hex":"#9E8561","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.98,"contrastWhite":3.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.33,"contrastWhite":3.94,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Mocha adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9e6661.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#61999E","analogous":["#9E617A","#9E8561"],"triadic":["#619E66","#66619E"],"tetradic":["#7A9E61","#61999E","#85619E"],"splitComplementary":["#619E85","#617A9E"],"monochromatic":["#C19D9A","#9E6661","#65413E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C19D9A","dark":"#65413E","saturated":"#BA4F45","desaturated":"#827D7D","pastel":"#C5BABA","neon":"#FF3B29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":22.11334438749598},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":25.475478405713993},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":27.440845468024488},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":29.68164415931166},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":34.77067730142742}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9E6661

#9E6661 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #9E6661 is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 158, 102, and 97, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg with 24% saturation and 50% 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 0.1763, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.53:1AA Pass

White text4.64:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9E6661 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.53:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.64:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#65413E#FFFFFF text · best 8.82:1#65413E

#C19D9A#000000 text · best 8.56:1#C19D9A

#61999E#000000 text · best 6.56:1#61999E

#9E8561#000000 text · best 5.98:1#9E8561

Desert Clay#000000 text · best 5.33:1#B86D4B

Generated Palette

#9E6661#9E6661

#61999E#61999E

#9E617A#9E617A

#9E8561#9E8561

#C19D9A#C19D9A

#65413E#65413E

Color Harmonies

#61999E#61999E

#9E617A#9E617A

#9E8561#9E8561

#619E66#619E66

#66619E#66619E

Variants

#C19D9A#C19D9A

#65413E#65413E

#BA4F45#BA4F45

#827D7D#827D7D

#C5BABA#C5BABA

#FF3B29#FF3B29

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969

Oak#A8754F

Caramel#AF6E4D

Clay#B66A50

Desert Clay#B86D4B

#9E6661

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9E6661

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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