What color is #600012?

#600012 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #600012?

The RGB value is 96, 0, 18: 96 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #600012?

The complementary color is #00604E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #600012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#600012 color

#600012 rgb(96, 0, 18)

Shades of red

The hex color #600012 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 0% green and 7.1% blue (96, 0, 18).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 81% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Picking (#620B15), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#600012 color codes

HEX	`#600012`
RGB	`rgb(96, 0, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 0%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 81%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.06, 39.71, 19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.06, 44.32, 26.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.934, 2.531, 0.801)`
Decimal	`6291474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #600012, 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 #600012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#600012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #600012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #600012; }
.text { color: #600012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #600012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 0 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #600012, #601e00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #600012?: #600012 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #600012?: The RGB value is 96, 0, 18: 96 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #600012?: The complementary color is #00604E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #600012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.