What color is #6B011C?

#6B011C is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B011C?

The RGB value is 107, 1, 28: 107 red, 1 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B011C?

The complementary color is #016B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B011C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B011C color

#6B011C rgb(107, 1, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B011C is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 0.4% green and 11% blue (107, 1, 28).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 98% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 74% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#6B011C color codes

HEX	`#6B011C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 1, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 0.4%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 98%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 99%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 74%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.95, 42.91, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.95, 46.14, 21.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.285, 3.232, 1.391)`
Decimal	`7012636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B011C, 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 #6B011C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B011C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #6B011C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b011c; }
.text { color: #6b011c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b011c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 1 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b011c, #6b1b01); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B011C?: #6B011C is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B011C?: The RGB value is 107, 1, 28: 107 red, 1 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B011C?: The complementary color is #016B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B011C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.