What color is #6C1707?

#6C1707 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C1707?

The RGB value is 108, 23, 7: 108 red, 23 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C1707?

The complementary color is #075C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C1707?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C1707 color

#6C1707 rgb(108, 23, 7)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C1707 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 9% green and 2.7% blue (108, 23, 7).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 88% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 94% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Prune (#701C11), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#6C1707 color codes

HEX	`#6C1707`
RGB	`rgb(108, 23, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 9%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 88%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 94%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 94%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.06, 36.43, 31.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.06, 48, 40.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.53, 3.817, 0.594)`
Decimal	`7083783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C1707, 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 #6C1707	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C1707 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #6C1707 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c1707; }
.text { color: #6c1707; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c1707; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 23 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c1707, #6c4a07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #6C1707?: #6C1707 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C1707?: The RGB value is 108, 23, 7: 108 red, 23 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C1707?: The complementary color is #075C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C1707?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.