What color is #980001?

#980001 is a dark, vivid red known as Bloodstained. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bloodstained?

The RGB value is 152, 0, 1: 152 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bloodstained?

The complementary color is #009897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #980001?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bloodstained color: hex code #980001

#980001 rgb(152, 0, 1)

Shades of red

Bloodstained has the hex code #980001. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 0% green and 0.4% blue (152, 0, 1).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 99% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

Bloodstained (#980001) color codes

HEX	`#980001`
RGB	`rgb(152, 0, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 0%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 99%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.07, 54.45, 44.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.07, 70.3, 39.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.956, 6.68, 0.636)`
Decimal	`9961473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bloodstained, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #980001	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#980001 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #980001 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #980001; }
.text { color: #980001; }
.border { border: 2px solid #980001; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 0 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #980001, #984b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #980001 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #980001?: #980001 is a dark, vivid red known as Bloodstained. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bloodstained?: The RGB value is 152, 0, 1: 152 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bloodstained?: The complementary color is #009897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #980001?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.