What color is #6B0923?

#6B0923 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 #6B0923?

The RGB value is 107, 9, 35: 107 red, 9 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B0923?

The complementary color is #096B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B0923?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B0923 color

#6B0923 rgb(107, 9, 35)

Shades of red

The hex color #6B0923 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 3.5% green and 13.7% blue (107, 9, 35).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 84% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 67% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#6B0923 color codes

HEX	`#6B0923`
RGB	`rgb(107, 9, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 3.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 84%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 92%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 67%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.74, 41.43, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.74, 43.45, 17.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.465, 3.444, 1.914)`
Decimal	`7014691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B0923, 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 #6B0923	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B0923 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #6B0923 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b0923; }
.text { color: #6b0923; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b0923; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 9 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b0923, #6b2009); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #6B0923?: #6B0923 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 #6B0923?: The RGB value is 107, 9, 35: 107 red, 9 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B0923?: The complementary color is #096B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B0923?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.