Information about #6A0000 color

#6A0000 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6A0000 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(106, 0, 0) — 41.6% red, 0% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 42 / 42 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6A0000 presents itself as a intensely saturated red — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blood Red (#660000). Slightly further away sit Red Oxide (#6E0902) and Rosewood (#65000B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(106, 0, 0)), which gives #6A0000 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6A0000: 13.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. No one has named #6A0000 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6A0000 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6A0000 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#BB0000

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#FF0D0D

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#FF5D5D

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#FFAEAE

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White

#FFFFFF

#6A0000 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#550000

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#400000

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#2A0000

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#150000

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Black

#000000

#6A0000 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#7B0D0D

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#852121

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#893A3A

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#875A5A

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Grey

#808080

#6A0000 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6B5500

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#6B2A00

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#6B002A

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#6B0055

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#55006B

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#6A0000 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#006B6B
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#6A0000
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#00366B
#00366B

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#006B36
#006B36

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#6A0000
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#6B0036
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#6A0000
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#006B00
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#00006B
#00006B

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#6A0000
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#6B6B00
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#006B6B
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#00006B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#366B00
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#006B6B
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#36006B
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Nearest named colors to #6A0000

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blood Red color link
Blood Red

#660000

Red Oxide color link
Red Oxide

#6E0902

Rosewood color link
Rosewood

#65000B

Vintage Burgundy color link
Vintage Burgundy

#5F0609

Japanese Maple color link
Japanese Maple

#780109

Deep Reddish Brown color link
Deep Reddish Brown

#590000

Reddy Brown color link
Reddy Brown

#6E1005

Endra color link
Endra

#7B0304

Deep Amaranth color link
Deep Amaranth

#59000B

Dark Burgundy color link
Dark Burgundy

#770F05

Barn Red color link
Barn Red

#7C0A02

Royal Maroon color link
Royal Maroon

#670E10

#6A0000 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A0000
  • RGB106, 0, 0
  • CMYK0, 42, 42, 58
  • CSSrgb(106, 0, 0)
  • HSL0°, 100%, 21%
  • HSL Precise0°, 100%, 20.784%
  • HSV0°, 100%, 42%
  • HSB0°, 100%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.000, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.000, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.000, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID6A0000
  • DECIMAL ID6946816
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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