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Garnet Red Palette

Garnet Red Palette: #6E1F26, #1F6F69, #6F1F4E, #6F411F. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Garnet Red Palette assigns primary #6E1F26, secondary #1F6F69, surface #6F1F4E, background #6F411F, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #6E1F26 at 0.0443 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 5 values.

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5colors
Red palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Garnet Red Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#6E1F26Garnet Red
Secondary#1F6F69#1F6F69
Surface#6F1F4E#6F1F4E
Background#6F411F#6F411F
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-garnet-red-primary: #6E1F26;
--palette-garnet-red-secondary: #1F6F69;
--palette-garnet-red-surface: #6F1F4E;
--palette-garnet-red-background: #6F411F;
--palette-garnet-red-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Garnet Red Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#6E1F26
Black 1.89:1 · White 11.13:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#1F6F69
Black 3.54:1 · White 5.94:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#6F1F4E
Black 1.98:1 · White 10.6:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#6F411F
Black 2.45:1 · White 8.56:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Garnet Red Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Garnet Red Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Garnet Red Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0443
Black text1.89:1AA Fail
White text11.13:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#6E1F26",
    "name": "Garnet Red"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#1F6F69",
    "name": "#1F6F69"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#6F1F4E",
    "name": "#6F1F4E"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#6F411F",
    "name": "#6F411F"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#6E1F26",
    "name": "Garnet Red",
    "blackContrast": 1.89,
    "whiteContrast": 11.13,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#1F6F69",
    "name": "#1F6F69",
    "blackContrast": 3.54,
    "whiteContrast": 5.94,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#6F1F4E",
    "name": "#6F1F4E",
    "blackContrast": 1.98,
    "whiteContrast": 10.6,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#6F411F",
    "name": "#6F411F",
    "blackContrast": 2.45,
    "whiteContrast": 8.56,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "garnet red palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-garnet-red-primary: #6E1F26;\n--palette-garnet-red-secondary: #1F6F69;\n--palette-garnet-red-surface: #6F1F4E;\n--palette-garnet-red-background: #6F411F;\n--palette-garnet-red-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "garnet-red",
  "name": "Garnet Red Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "garnet-red",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Garnet Red, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Garnet Red Palette combines primary #6E1F26, secondary #1F6F69, surface #6F1F4E, background #6F411F, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, pink palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "garnet red palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6E1F26",
      "slug": "garnet-red",
      "name": "Garnet Red",
      "rgb": [
        110,
        31,
        38
      ],
      "hsl": [
        355,
        56,
        28
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        72,
        65,
        57
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0443,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.89,
        "white": 11.13
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/garnet-red/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#1F6F69",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#1F6F69",
      "rgb": [
        31,
        111,
        105
      ],
      "hsl": [
        176,
        56,
        28
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        72,
        0,
        5,
        56
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1268,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.54,
        "white": 5.94
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6F1F4E",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6F1F4E",
      "rgb": [
        111,
        31,
        78
      ],
      "hsl": [
        325,
        56,
        28
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        72,
        30,
        56
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0491,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.98,
        "white": 10.6
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6F411F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6F411F",
      "rgb": [
        111,
        65,
        31
      ],
      "hsl": [
        25,
        56,
        28
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        41,
        72,
        56
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0726,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.45,
        "white": 8.56
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6E1F26",
      "name": "Garnet Red"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#1F6F69",
      "name": "#1F6F69"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6F1F4E",
      "name": "#6F1F4E"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6F411F",
      "name": "#6F411F"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6E1F26",
      "name": "Garnet Red",
      "blackContrast": 1.89,
      "whiteContrast": 11.13,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#1F6F69",
      "name": "#1F6F69",
      "blackContrast": 3.54,
      "whiteContrast": 5.94,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6F1F4E",
      "name": "#6F1F4E",
      "blackContrast": 1.98,
      "whiteContrast": 10.6,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6F411F",
      "name": "#6F411F",
      "blackContrast": 2.45,
      "whiteContrast": 8.56,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-garnet-red-primary: #6E1F26;\n--palette-garnet-red-secondary: #1F6F69;\n--palette-garnet-red-surface: #6F1F4E;\n--palette-garnet-red-background: #6F411F;\n--palette-garnet-red-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/garnet-red.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/garnet-red/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/garnet-red.json"
}
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