What color is #61001A?

#61001A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61001A?

The RGB value is 97, 0, 26: 97 red, 0 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61001A?

The complementary color is #006147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61001A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61001A color

#61001A rgb(97, 0, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #61001A is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 0% green and 10.2% blue (97, 0, 26).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 73% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#61001A color codes

HEX	`#61001A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 0, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 0%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.44, 40.35, 14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.44, 42.95, 20.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.117, 2.617, 1.213)`
Decimal	`6357018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61001A, 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 #61001A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61001A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #61001A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61001a; }
.text { color: #61001a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61001a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 0 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61001a, #611600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #61001A?: #61001A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61001A?: The RGB value is 97, 0, 26: 97 red, 0 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61001A?: The complementary color is #006147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61001A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.