What color is #600818?

#600818 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #600818?

The RGB value is 96, 8, 24: 96 red, 8 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #600818?

The complementary color is #086050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #600818?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#600818 color

#600818 rgb(96, 8, 24)

Shades of red

The hex color #600818 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 3.1% green and 9.4% blue (96, 8, 24).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 85% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 75% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Picking (#620B15), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#600818 color codes

HEX	`#600818`
RGB	`rgb(96, 8, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 3.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 85%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 92%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 75%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.92, 37.79, 16.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.92, 41.3, 23.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.076, 2.727, 1.123)`
Decimal	`6293528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #600818, 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 #600818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#600818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #600818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #600818; }
.text { color: #600818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #600818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 8 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #600818, #602408); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #600818?: #600818 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #600818?: The RGB value is 96, 8, 24: 96 red, 8 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #600818?: The complementary color is #086050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #600818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.