What color is #C6101E?

#C6101E is a vivid red known as Bloodthirsty Lips. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bloodthirsty Lips?

The RGB value is 198, 16, 30: 198 red, 16 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bloodthirsty Lips?

The complementary color is #10C6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6101E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bloodthirsty Lips color: hex code #C6101E

#C6101E rgb(198, 16, 30)

Shades of red

Bloodthirsty Lips has the hex code #C6101E. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 6.3% green and 11.8% blue (198, 16, 30).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 85% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 85% yellow and 22% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

Bloodthirsty Lips (#C6101E) color codes

HEX	`#C6101E`
RGB	`rgb(198, 16, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 6.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 85%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 92%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 85%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.96, 64.93, 43.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.96, 78.41, 34.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.711, 12.474, 2.387)`
Decimal	`12980254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bloodthirsty Lips, 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 #C6101E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C6101E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	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 #C6101E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6101e; }
.text { color: #c6101e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6101e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 16 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6101e, #c65d10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #C6101E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C6101E?: #C6101E is a vivid red known as Bloodthirsty Lips. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bloodthirsty Lips?: The RGB value is 198, 16, 30: 198 red, 16 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bloodthirsty Lips?: The complementary color is #10C6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6101E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.