What color is #F60206?

#F60206 is a vivid red known as Assassin’s Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Assassin’s Red?

The RGB value is 246, 2, 6: 246 red, 2 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Assassin’s Red?

The complementary color is #02F6F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F60206?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Assassin’s Red color: hex code #F60206

#F60206 rgb(246, 2, 6)

Shades of red

Assassin’s Red has the hex code #F60206. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 0.8% green and 2.4% blue (246, 2, 6).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 98% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 98% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

Assassin’s Red (#F60206) color codes

HEX	`#F60206`
RGB	`rgb(246, 2, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 0.8%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 98%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 99%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 98%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, 77.84, 63.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 100.68, 39.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.066, 19.656, 1.962)`
Decimal	`16122374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Assassin’s Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F60206	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F60206 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F60206 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f60206; }
.text { color: #f60206; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f60206; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 2 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f60206, #f67802); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F60206 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F60206?: #F60206 is a vivid red known as Assassin’s Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Assassin’s Red?: The RGB value is 246, 2, 6: 246 red, 2 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Assassin’s Red?: The complementary color is #02F6F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F60206?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.