What color is #6A0010?

#6A0010 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Darkest Dungeon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A0010?

The RGB value is 106, 0, 16: 106 red, 0 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A0010?

The complementary color is #006A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A0010?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A0010 color

#6A0010 rgb(106, 0, 16)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A0010 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 0% green and 6.3% blue (106, 0, 16).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 85% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Dungeon (#660011), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#6A0010 color codes

HEX	`#6A0010`
RGB	`rgb(106, 0, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 0%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 85%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.45, 42.39, 24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.45, 48.83, 29.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.038, 3.103, 0.771)`
Decimal	`6946832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A0010, 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 #6A0010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A0010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #6A0010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a0010; }
.text { color: #6a0010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a0010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 0 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a0010, #6a2500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #6A0010?: #6A0010 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Darkest Dungeon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A0010?: The RGB value is 106, 0, 16: 106 red, 0 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A0010?: The complementary color is #006A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A0010?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.