What color is #600021?

#600021 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #600021?

The RGB value is 96, 0, 33: 96 red, 0 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #600021?

The complementary color is #00603F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #600021?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#600021 color

#600021 rgb(96, 0, 33)

Shades of red

The hex color #600021 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 0% green and 12.9% blue (96, 0, 33).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 66% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Merguez (#650021), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#600021 color codes

HEX	`#600021`
RGB	`rgb(96, 0, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 0%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 66%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.35, 40.5, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.35, 41.6, 13.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.099, 2.597, 1.671)`
Decimal	`6291489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #600021, 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 #600021	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#600021 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #600021 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #600021; }
.text { color: #600021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #600021; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 0 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #600021, #600f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #600021?: #600021 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #600021?: The RGB value is 96, 0, 33: 96 red, 0 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #600021?: The complementary color is #00603F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #600021?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.