#6b0012

Color #6b0012

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Maroon #800000 · ΔE 16.3 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6b0012

RGB

rgb(107, 0, 18)

HSL

hsl(349.9, 100%, 21%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.9, 100%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 83.2%, 58%)

LAB

lab(20.71, 42.73, 23.43)

LCH

lch(20.71, 48.73, 28.74)

OKLCH

oklch(33.3%, 0.1343, 22.36)

HWB

hwb(349.9, 0%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#006b59

Analogous

#6b0048

#6b0012

#6b2400

Triadic

#6b0012

#126b00

#00126b

Split-complementary

#6b0012

#006b24

#00486b

Tetradic

#6b0012

#6b5900

#006b59

#00126b

Square

#6b0012

#486b00

#006b59

#24006b

Shades

Color #6b0012 mixed toward black.

#59000f

#47000c

#360009

#240006

#120003

Tints

Color #6b0012 mixed toward white.

#ae001d

#f10029

#ff3657

#ff798f

#ffbcc7

Tones

Color #6b0012 mixed toward gray.

#620918

#59121e

#501b24

#47242a

#3e2d30

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.63:1

White text reads better on this background (12.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#52510f · ΔE 38.6

Deuteranopia

#555a0e · ΔE 42.4

Tritanopia

#680b0a · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 24.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b0012;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b0012]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#6b0012 (#6b0012) is rgb(107, 0, 18) in RGB.

No, #6b0012 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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