What color is #6F002A?

#6F002A is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F002A?

The RGB value is 111, 0, 42: 111 red, 0 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F002A?

The complementary color is #006F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F002A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F002A color

#6F002A rgb(111, 0, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F002A is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 0% green and 16.5% blue (111, 0, 42).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 62% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#6F002A color codes

HEX	`#6F002A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 0, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 0%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 62%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.12, 45.03, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.12, 45.89, 11.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.974, 3.548, 2.508)`
Decimal	`7274538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F002A, 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 #6F002A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F002A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #6F002A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f002a; }
.text { color: #6f002a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f002a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 0 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f002a, #6f0d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #6F002A?: #6F002A is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F002A?: The RGB value is 111, 0, 42: 111 red, 0 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F002A?: The complementary color is #006F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F002A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.