#6D0F00

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.

About #6D0F00

Visually, #6D0F00 is defined as a vivid red. Its closest recognized web color is Maroon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 15, and 0.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 86% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 8.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 21.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D0F00
RGB109, 15, 0
HSL8.3°, 100.0%, 21.4%
CMYK0%, 86%, 100%, 57%
HSV8.3°, 100.0%, 42.7%
LAB22.3, 39.2, 33.4
XYZ6.5, 3.6, 0.4
Decimal7147264

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.22:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.72:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.46:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D0F00; }
.text-color { color: #6D0F00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D0F00; }

Similar Colors

Maroon
#800000