What color is #6A000B?

#6A000B is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Rosewood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A000B?

The RGB value is 106, 0, 11: 106 red, 0 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A000B?

The complementary color is #006A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A000B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A000B color

#6A000B rgb(106, 0, 11)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A000B is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 0% green and 4.3% blue (106, 0, 11).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 90% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Rosewood (#65000B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#6A000B color codes

HEX	`#6A000B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 0, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 0%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 90%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.4, 42.25, 26.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.4, 49.95, 32.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.005, 3.089, 0.597)`
Decimal	`6946827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A000B, 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 #6A000B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A000B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #6A000B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a000b; }
.text { color: #6a000b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a000b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 0 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a000b, #6a2a00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #6A000B?: #6A000B is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Rosewood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A000B?: The RGB value is 106, 0, 11: 106 red, 0 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A000B?: The complementary color is #006A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A000B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.