Colour
#6F0902
- #6F0902
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#6F0902 is a red with RGB values 111, 9, 2 and HSL 4°, 96%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#6F0902#6F0902
HEX#6F0902
RGBrgb(111, 9, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.0353, 0.0078
RGB percentages43.5%, 3.5%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(3.9, 96.5%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.9, 98.2%, 43.5%)
CMYK0%, 91.9%, 98.2%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,276,802
CSS custom property--colour: #6F0902;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#90F6FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02686F
Analogous#6F0232, #6F3F02
Triadic#026F09, #09026F
Split complementary#026F3F, #02326F
Tetradic#326F02, #02686F, #3F026F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R111
G9
B2
Red111 (43.5%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue3.85°
Saturation (HSL)96.46%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6F · G 09 · B 02
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