What color is #1D0601?

#1D0601 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D0601?

The RGB value is 29, 6, 1: 29 red, 6 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D0601?

The complementary color is #01181D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D0601?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D0601 color

#1D0601 rgb(29, 6, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D0601 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 2.4% green and 0.4% blue (29, 6, 1).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 93% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 97% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.47:1).

#1D0601 color codes

HEX	`#1D0601`
RGB	`rgb(29, 6, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 2.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 93%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 97%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 97%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.56, 8.32, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.56, 9.74, 31.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.577, 0.394, 0.074)`
Decimal	`1902081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D0601, 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 #1D0601	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D0601 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #1D0601 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d0601; }
.text { color: #1d0601; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d0601; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 6 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d0601, #1d1401); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1D0601?: #1D0601 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D0601?: The RGB value is 29, 6, 1: 29 red, 6 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D0601?: The complementary color is #01181D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D0601?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.