What color is #6B1C1A?

#6B1C1A is a dark, moderate red known as Bloodlust. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bloodlust?

The RGB value is 107, 28, 26: 107 red, 28 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bloodlust?

The complementary color is #1A696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B1C1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bloodlust color: hex code #6B1C1A

#6B1C1A rgb(107, 28, 26)

Shades of red

Bloodlust has the hex code #6B1C1A. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 11% green and 10.2% blue (107, 28, 26).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 61% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 76% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

Bloodlust (#6B1C1A) color codes

HEX	`#6B1C1A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 28, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 11%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 61%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 76%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 76%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.78, 34.74, 21.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.78, 40.95, 31.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.666, 4.032, 1.404)`
Decimal	`7019546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bloodlust, 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 #6B1C1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B1C1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6B1C1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b1c1a; }
.text { color: #6b1c1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b1c1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 28 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b1c1a, #6b441a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

See #6B1C1A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6B1C1A?: #6B1C1A is a dark, moderate red known as Bloodlust. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bloodlust?: The RGB value is 107, 28, 26: 107 red, 28 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bloodlust?: The complementary color is #1A696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B1C1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.