What color is #6F1F1B?

#6F1F1B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodlust. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F1F1B?

The RGB value is 111, 31, 27: 111 red, 31 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F1F1B?

The complementary color is #1B6B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F1F1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F1F1B color

#6F1F1B rgb(111, 31, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #6F1F1B is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 12.2% green and 10.6% blue (111, 31, 27).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 61% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 76% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Bloodlust (#6B1C1A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#6F1F1B color codes

HEX	`#6F1F1B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 31, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 12.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 61%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 76%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 76%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.07, 34.95, 22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.07, 41.7, 33.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.244, 4.44, 1.512)`
Decimal	`7282459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F1F1B, 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 #6F1F1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F1F1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #6F1F1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f1f1b; }
.text { color: #6f1f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f1f1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 31 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f1f1b, #6f491b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #6F1F1B?: #6F1F1B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodlust. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F1F1B?: The RGB value is 111, 31, 27: 111 red, 31 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F1F1B?: The complementary color is #1B6B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F1F1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.