What color is #610820?

#610820 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #610820?

The RGB value is 97, 8, 32: 97 red, 8 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #610820?

The complementary color is #086149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #610820?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#610820 color

#610820 rgb(97, 8, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #610820 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 3.1% green and 12.5% blue (97, 8, 32).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 85% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 67% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Merguez (#650021), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#610820 color codes

HEX	`#610820`
RGB	`rgb(97, 8, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 3.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 85%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 92%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 67%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.31, 38.56, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.31, 40.26, 16.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.278, 2.82, 1.633)`
Decimal	`6359072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #610820, 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 #610820	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#610820 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #610820 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #610820; }
.text { color: #610820; }
.border { border: 2px solid #610820; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 8 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #610820, #611d08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #610820?: #610820 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #610820?: The RGB value is 97, 8, 32: 97 red, 8 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #610820?: The complementary color is #086149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #610820?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.