What color is #601D26?

#601D26 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #601D26?

The RGB value is 96, 29, 38: 96 red, 29 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #601D26?

The complementary color is #1D6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #601D26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#601D26 color

#601D26 rgb(96, 29, 38)

Shades of red

The hex color #601D26 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 11.4% green and 14.9% blue (96, 29, 38).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 54% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 60% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#601D26 color codes

HEX	`#601D26`
RGB	`rgb(96, 29, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 11.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 54%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 70%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 60%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.97, 31.07, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.97, 32.91, 19.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.614, 3.506, 2.215)`
Decimal	`6298918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #601D26, 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 #601D26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#601D26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #601D26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #601d26; }
.text { color: #601d26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #601d26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 29 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #601d26, #60351d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #601D26?: #601D26 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #601D26?: The RGB value is 96, 29, 38: 96 red, 29 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #601D26?: The complementary color is #1D6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #601D26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.