What color is #600013?

#600013 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 #600013?

The RGB value is 96, 0, 19: 96 red, 0 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #600013?

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

Is black or white text better on #600013?

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.

#600013 color

#600013 rgb(96, 0, 19)

Shades of red

The hex color #600013 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 0% green and 7.5% blue (96, 0, 19).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 80% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Picking (#620B15), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#600013 color codes

HEX	`#600013`
RGB	`rgb(96, 0, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 0%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 80%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.07, 39.75, 19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.07, 44.09, 25.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.942, 2.535, 0.845)`
Decimal	`6291475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #600013, 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 #600013	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#600013 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 #600013 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #600013; }
.text { color: #600013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #600013; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 0 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #600013, #601d00); }

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Questions

What color is #600013?: #600013 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 #600013?: The RGB value is 96, 0, 19: 96 red, 0 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #600013?: The complementary color is #00604D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #600013?: 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.