What color is #601629?

#601629 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #601629?

The RGB value is 96, 22, 41: 96 red, 22 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #601629?

The complementary color is #16604D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #601629?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#601629 color

#601629 rgb(96, 22, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #601629 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 8.6% green and 16.1% blue (96, 22, 41).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 63% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 57% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#601629 color codes

HEX	`#601629`
RGB	`rgb(96, 22, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 8.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 63%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 77%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 57%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.91, 34.44, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.91, 35.21, 12.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.512, 3.221, 2.429)`
Decimal	`6297129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #601629, 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 #601629	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#601629 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #601629 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #601629; }
.text { color: #601629; }
.border { border: 2px solid #601629; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 22 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #601629, #602816); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #601629?: #601629 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #601629?: The RGB value is 96, 22, 41: 96 red, 22 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #601629?: The complementary color is #16604D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #601629?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.