What color is #6C110E?

#6C110E is a dark, moderate red known as Sanguine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sanguine?

The RGB value is 108, 17, 14: 108 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sanguine?

The complementary color is #0E696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C110E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sanguine color: hex code #6C110E

#6C110E rgb(108, 17, 14)

Shades of red

Sanguine has the hex code #6C110E. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 6.7% green and 5.5% blue (108, 17, 14).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 77% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 87% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

Sanguine (#6C110E) color codes

HEX	`#6C110E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 17, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 6.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 77%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 87%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 87%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.38, 38.67, 27.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.38, 47.46, 35.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.465, 3.622, 0.774)`
Decimal	`7082254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sanguine, 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 #6C110E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C110E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #6C110E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c110e; }
.text { color: #6c110e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c110e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 17 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c110e, #6c400e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

See #6C110E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6C110E?: #6C110E is a dark, moderate red known as Sanguine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sanguine?: The RGB value is 108, 17, 14: 108 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sanguine?: The complementary color is #0E696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C110E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.