What color is #610001?

#610001 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Spikey Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #610001?

The RGB value is 97, 0, 1: 97 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #610001?

The complementary color is #006160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #610001?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#610001 color

#610001 rgb(97, 0, 1)

Shades of red

The hex color #610001 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 0% green and 0.4% blue (97, 0, 1).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 99% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Spikey Red (#600000), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#610001 color codes

HEX	`#610001`
RGB	`rgb(97, 0, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 0%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 99%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.12, 39.48, 27.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.12, 48.13, 34.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.936, 2.544, 0.26)`
Decimal	`6356993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #610001, 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 #610001	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#610001 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #610001 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #610001; }
.text { color: #610001; }
.border { border: 2px solid #610001; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 0 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #610001, #613000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #610001?: #610001 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Spikey Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #610001?: The RGB value is 97, 0, 1: 97 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #610001?: The complementary color is #006160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #610001?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.