Recognised as Colour
#6A0500
- #6A0500
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#6A0500 is a red with RGB values 106, 5, 0 and HSL 3°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#6A0500#6A0500
HEX#6A0500
RGBrgb(106, 5, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.0196, 0
RGB percentages41.6%, 2%, 0%
HSLhsl(2.8, 100%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 100%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 95.3%, 100%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,948,096
CSS custom property--colour: #6A0500;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.85:1
Contrast with white12.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#95FAFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00656A
Analogous#6A0030, #6A3A00
Triadic#006A05, #05006A
Split complementary#006A3A, #00306A
Tetradic#306A00, #00656A, #3A006A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R106
G5
B0
Red106 (41.6%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue2.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 05 · B 00
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