What color is #6E0F12?

#6E0F12 is a dark, moderate red known as Festive Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Festive Bordeaux?

The RGB value is 110, 15, 18: 110 red, 15 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Festive Bordeaux?

The complementary color is #0F6E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E0F12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Festive Bordeaux color: hex code #6E0F12

#6E0F12 rgb(110, 15, 18)

Shades of red

Festive Bordeaux has the hex code #6E0F12. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 5.9% green and 7.1% blue (110, 15, 18).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 76% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 84% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

Festive Bordeaux (#6E0F12) color codes

HEX	`#6E0F12`
RGB	`rgb(110, 15, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 5.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 76%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 86%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 84%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.66, 40.03, 25.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.66, 47.58, 32.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.711, 3.701, 0.933)`
Decimal	`7212818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Festive Bordeaux, 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 #6E0F12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E0F12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #6E0F12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e0f12; }
.text { color: #6e0f12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e0f12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 15 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e0f12, #6e3c0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

See #6E0F12 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6E0F12?: #6E0F12 is a dark, moderate red known as Festive Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Festive Bordeaux?: The RGB value is 110, 15, 18: 110 red, 15 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Festive Bordeaux?: The complementary color is #0F6E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E0F12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.