What color is #6B1F17?

#6B1F17 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodlust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B1F17?

The RGB value is 107, 31, 23: 107 red, 31 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B1F17?

The complementary color is #17636B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B1F17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B1F17 color

#6B1F17 rgb(107, 31, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B1F17 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 12.2% green and 9% blue (107, 31, 23).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 65% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 79% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bloodlust (#6B1C1A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#6B1F17 color codes

HEX	`#6B1F17`
RGB	`rgb(107, 31, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 12.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 65%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 79%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 79%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.22, 33.27, 24.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.22, 41.07, 35.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.709, 4.169, 1.262)`
Decimal	`7020311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B1F17, 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 #6B1F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B1F17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #6B1F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b1f17; }
.text { color: #6b1f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b1f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 31 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b1f17, #6b4917); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #6B1F17?: #6B1F17 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodlust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B1F17?: The RGB value is 107, 31, 23: 107 red, 31 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B1F17?: The complementary color is #17636B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B1F17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.