What color is #600000?

#600000 is a very dark, vivid red known as Spikey Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spikey Red?

The RGB value is 96, 0, 0: 96 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spikey Red?

The complementary color is #006060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #600000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spikey Red color: hex code #600000

#600000 rgb(96, 0, 0)

Shades of red

Spikey Red has the hex code #600000. It is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 0% green and 0% blue (96, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

Spikey Red (#600000) color codes

HEX	`#600000`
RGB	`rgb(96, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.86, 39.17, 27.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.86, 47.9, 35.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.825, 2.488, 0.226)`
Decimal	`6291456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spikey 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 #600000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#600000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #600000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #600000; }
.text { color: #600000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #600000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #600000, #603000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

See #600000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #600000?: #600000 is a very dark, vivid red known as Spikey Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spikey Red?: The RGB value is 96, 0, 0: 96 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spikey Red?: The complementary color is #006060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #600000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.