What color is #600D16?

#600D16 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #600D16?

The RGB value is 96, 13, 22: 96 red, 13 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #600D16?

The complementary color is #0D6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #600D16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#600D16 color

#600D16 rgb(96, 13, 22)

Shades of red

The hex color #600D16 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 5.1% green and 8.6% blue (96, 13, 22).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 76% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 77% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Picking (#620B15), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#600D16 color codes

HEX	`#600D16`
RGB	`rgb(96, 13, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 5.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 76%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 86%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 77%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.36, 36.32, 18.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.36, 40.8, 27.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.113, 2.833, 1.037)`
Decimal	`6294806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #600D16, 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 #600D16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#600D16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #600D16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #600d16; }
.text { color: #600d16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #600d16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 13 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #600d16, #602d0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #600D16?: #600D16 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #600D16?: The RGB value is 96, 13, 22: 96 red, 13 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #600D16?: The complementary color is #0D6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #600D16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.