What color is #600F1B?

#600F1B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #600F1B?

The RGB value is 96, 15, 27: 96 red, 15 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #600F1B?

The complementary color is #0F6054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #600F1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#600F1B color

#600F1B rgb(96, 15, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #600F1B is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 5.9% green and 10.6% blue (96, 15, 27).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 73% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 72% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#600F1B color codes

HEX	`#600F1B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 15, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 5.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 73%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 84%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 72%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.67, 35.96, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.67, 39.17, 23.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.193, 2.908, 1.325)`
Decimal	`6295323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #600F1B, 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 #600F1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#600F1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #600F1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #600f1b; }
.text { color: #600f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #600f1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 15 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #600f1b, #602b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #600F1B?: #600F1B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #600F1B?: The RGB value is 96, 15, 27: 96 red, 15 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #600F1B?: The complementary color is #0F6054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #600F1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.