What color is #6A1115?

#6A1115 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Festive Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A1115?

The RGB value is 106, 17, 21: 106 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A1115?

The complementary color is #116A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A1115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A1115 color

#6A1115 rgb(106, 17, 21)

Shades of red

The hex color #6A1115 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 6.7% green and 8.2% blue (106, 17, 21).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 72% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 80% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Festive Bordeaux (#6E0F12), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#6A1115 color codes

HEX	`#6A1115`
RGB	`rgb(106, 17, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 6.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 72%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 84%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 80%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.02, 38.27, 22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.02, 44.58, 30.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.28, 3.52, 1.058)`
Decimal	`6951189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A1115, 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 #6A1115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A1115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #6A1115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a1115; }
.text { color: #6a1115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a1115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 17 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a1115, #6a3911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #6A1115?: #6A1115 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Festive Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A1115?: The RGB value is 106, 17, 21: 106 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A1115?: The complementary color is #116A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A1115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.