Recognised as Colour
#6E000C
- #6E000C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#6E000C is a red with RGB values 110, 0, 12 and HSL 353°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#6E000C#6E000C
HEX#6E000C
RGBrgb(110, 0, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0, 0.0471
RGB percentages43.1%, 0%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(353.5, 100%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 100%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 89.1%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,208,972
CSS custom property--colour: #6E000C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#91FFF3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#006E62
Analogous#6E0043, #6E2B00
Triadic#0C6E00, #000C6E
Split complementary#006E2B, #00436E
Tetradic#436E00, #006E62, #2B006E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R110
G0
B12
Red110 (43.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue353.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 00 · B 0C
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