Close to Barn Red
#6F0803
#6F0803 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Barn Red. In RGB it’s made of 43.5% red, 3.1% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 95% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6F0803.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.27:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.71:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.27:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.71:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6F0803 as they’d see it.
#6F0803 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6F0803
What color is #6F0803?
#6F0803 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Barn Red. In RGB it’s made of 43.5% red, 3.1% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 95% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #6F0803 in RGB?
#6F0803 is rgb(111, 8, 3): 111 red, 8 green, and 3 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6F0803 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 93, 97, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6F0803?
PANTONE 174 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6F0803?
Its complement #003C3F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.